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Zygaenidae moth

Pidorus glaucopis

Photo by HarumKoh
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

shoulder to the wing-tip: 25-28mm.
japanese name: ホタルガ (firefly moth).

Habitat:

food plant: Eurya japonica (ヒサカキ).

Notes:

Zygaenidae in Noah:
http://www.projectnoah.org/organisms?search=zygaenidae
1st photo: 2012.6.23.
2nd photo: 2013.6.22.

Reference Links:

ホタルガ - Wikipedia, ホタルガ

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