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Kaleidoscope moth

Cerace xanthocosma

Photo by HarumKoh
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34.6656, 135.151

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Description:

wing-tip to wing-tip: male:34-40mm, female:40-59mm
japanese name: ビロードハマキ

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Comments (32)

Yes, it looks pretty special to me!! You get a fame patch when you earn a 'Spotting of the Day' on one of your spottings. This one was chosen as spotting of the day for day 2 of Moth Week, 7 months ago! Hence the 'fame'
thank you pamsai. :)) is the moth special? I got fame patch on this photo. :))
Nice one, HarumKoh... Thanks for adding your photos to the mission Biodiversity of Central Japan... The front page looks really lovely now!
Congratulations friend
ありがとうございます。多分、ハマキガとしては珍しく、大きくて派手なのだと思います。
Congratulations HarumKoh! 素晴らしい蛾です!
Appears to be a slug, a mottled slug at first glance. Cool moth!
ありがとうございます。
おめでとうございます。
Great comment mark ! congratulations Harum :)
thank you! I changed common name. :D
Congratulations Harum. I looked this up to see the underwings. It is a beautiful Tortricid... http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/51_Tortricidae/5001%20Tortricinae/500102_Cerace/50010201_Cerace_xanthocosma_0080/Cerace_xanthocosma.htm.
Congratulations Harum, your colorful moth has been chosen as spotting of the day for day 2 of Moth Week! The colorful Kaleidoscope moth lives up to its common name! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153040469785603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1; https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/359160358788808706
What an elaborately patterned moth - very nice spotting!
my pleasure. I think this moth isn't so rare (in my area). I found this one on the window outside of my house last year. :)))
I've never seen this before! Even in the photos! Great spotting!

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