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Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Small moth about 25mm across. With big antennae. Bat like face on close-up.

Habitat:

Spotted inside house at night.

Species ID Suggestions

Cocoa Tussock Moth

Orgyia postica

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (21)
Frederic Ansermoz
Congrats for your spot of the day shot! As I spotted what I think to be the same species of Moth, in South of France, I posted it too (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/537036020) Funnily I saw it outside, not far from a river, on the ground (alive). Hope it helps to find out what kind of moth it is exactly. Cheers. Frederic
sunnyjosef
Thank you Marta, Barbara, Sigg, Dilan and Cief Red earth...
SG in CR
Nice images! The antennae are really interesting. Makes me wonder what the evolutionary benefit to them is.
BarbaraSing
Awesome shots. Well done on Moth of the week.
The MnMs
Congratulations! I love the antennae :-)
sunnyjosef
Thank you Yasser and all my friends at project noah for selecting this... It really is an honor to be associated with you. And thank you beaker98 and Lauren for your great comments!!
beaker98
Congrats and fantastic photos!
LaurenZarate
Congratulations Josef, amazing moth how it holds its antennae straight up. Makes it looks like a long-eared bat from the front! :))
Yasser
Congrats Sunny! This awesome close-up was chosen as a Moth Week Spotting of the Day! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos and we look forward to seeing what you find next! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154408454685603/?type=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/493233861845733376
Maria dB
Especially like the 4th photo!
Leuba Ridgway
What a cute moth ! I agree, a bat came to mind straightaway. Great set of pics, Sunny. Thanks for sharing this.

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PublishedJuly 9, 2014

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