Mariposa

@Agnes, that is something for you to check, please. I also remember having seen a species Attacus atlas lemairei. What do you think about this one??

Thank you bayucca for the links. I'm sorry I made a mistake... A. atlas occurs in the Philippines according to this link http://www.saturnia.de/Research/Sat-Phil.html . Febby Anne's spotting may be a female Attacus atlas...

Many untrusted sites around. In the meanwhile I think it is Lemairei due to the missing second stripe on the forewing. In this case this ID is wrong: http://thornesinsects.com/catalog-insect-1140158/Attacus_lorquini Trusted link: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kwalorquini.htm Untrusted: http://www.zoonar.com/photo/attacus-lorquini_211470.html A must see!! Gynandromorph with both female and male in the same moth! http://www.actias.de/index.php?page=UserGalleryPhoto&photoID=9581#profileContent Interesting about hybrids: http://www.actias.de/24217-attacus-lemairei-f-x-attacus-lorquinii-m.html Thanks, Leana for the interesting discussion!

Female A. lorquinii looks like this... http://www.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Attacus_lorquinii_f.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Attacus_lorquinii_f.jpg&h=2447&w=3318&sz=1966&tbnid=1ydxm9vVWFMkOM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=123&zoom=1&usg=__XYwtU67yyJYkNeDB_bdL9lofahY=&docid=7uy8wHB06HPLKM&sa=X&ei=G19VUrKFM-S5iAe8o4HgAQ&ved=0CDcQ9QEwBA

Febby Anne, it's also called "mariposa" in our province ;) Discussions at Project Noah are always lively and we learn a lot from them :)

Here's the link with photos of the male and female A. lemairei, bayucca. http://www.saturniidae-web.de/Attacus%20lemairei.htm

Anne, I think you exactly got the point of our site! Love for nature! Science is something to learn and now you only have to be an Explorer! Best thing: There is even an Explorer patch on Project Noah!! You only need to upload some more 94 spottings here ;-)...

Yes, I guessed, that Atlas is actually not found on the Philippines. Do we know, how the female of Lorquini is looking?? Lemairei looks indeed not bad.

We don't have A. atlas in the Philippines, bayucca... There are only three species occurring in the Philippines, A. lorquinii, A. caesar and A. lemairei. I based my ID on this link ...http://www.saturniidae-web.de/Attacus%20lemairei.htm

Hi Febby Anne! We have local mission "Moths in the Philippines" at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15913873 and global "Moths of the World" mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449 . Please join the missions and include this moth spotting there. Thanks and welcome to Project Noah! :)

Leana, do you know if A. atlas is found on the Philippines? What about separation of Lemairei and Lorquini? Can you tell me something about it. I do not challenge your ID, just wondering.

Female Attacus lemairei.

Attacus sp., most probably either Attacus atlas: http://www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/walker/ufbir/images/chapters/originals/chapter_33_figure_03.jpg or Attacus lorquini. I am not 100% sure, if Attacus atlas is found on your islands! Please, verify. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus