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Common Butterfly Moth

Tetragonus catamitus

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Manoj, I've edited the spotting and added it to the mission for you.
COngrats on SOTD. Really great little moth. Nice seeing it pretending to be a butterfly. Thanks for sharing.
That's great Manoj! That's the first step, but not enough to add your moth spottings to the mission. Just follow the instructions below.
You're welcome Manoj! If you want this spotting to be counted for National Moth Week, please join the mission below, if you haven't already done so: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449 You can then edit this spotting, add it to the mission by ticking it on the mission menu on the right of your screen, and then save.
Congratulations Manoj, your Common Butterfly Moth is our Spotting of the Day: "A butterfly intruder on #NationalMothWeek? No way! This Common Butterfly Moth (Tetragonus catamitus) is our Spotting of the Day! Day-flying moths in the subfamily Callidulinae adopt a butterfly-like resting posture as seen here, with their wings held closely over their back. They can be told apart from butterflies by their antennae, which taper to a point or may be just slightly clubbed. National Moth Week is from July 21-29. Are you participating? You can still register a public or private event here: https://buff.ly/2LCh5ge, especially if your country or region isn't on the map yet! On Project Noah you can submit photos of moths you spot here: https://buff.ly/2LBq7tK " Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160696158805603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1020810568960233473

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PublishedJuly 21, 2018

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