North Queensland Day Moth (Ancides metaurus)

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Photo by brainpunk

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Large moth or butterfly with black body and central wing triangle surrounded by orange V and then black with pale stripe. Wing edges frilled.
Apologies for the photo, only IPhone and I couldn’t get closer due to the very large orb spider between me and this one.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest, autumn.

Notes:

Sat completely still for some time. Sadly not so for the fabulous Ulysses butterflies I saw and did not get any pictures of.

Reference Links:

North Queensland Day Moth (Alcides metaurus) · iNaturalist

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