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Upside down moth

Urapteroides astheniata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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20.3105, 105.618

Field Notes

Description:

about 3" wide

Habitat:

limestone mountains covered in rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this moth while walking around the guesthouse looking for nocturnal creatures in Cuc Phuong National Park.

Reference Links:

Urapteroides astheniata

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (19)
Dan Doucette
I missed some of these older comment, sorry, thanks everyone!
Atul
fantastic Dan sure looks like the one i have
Scott Frazier
I think this recent spotting is the same species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7375078
Dan Doucette
I think this ID is correct. I think it is just a synonym, like you said.
Ashish
Helpful for many Synonyms.
Ashish
Site had different ID for this specie..
Dan Doucette
You're right, I'm very interested in the link. Thanks. I'm always looking for more reference material. This will probably help me in the future after I have a more detailed look at it.
Ashish
Dan you might get interested with following link http://www.thaibugs.com/?page_id=245
Dan Doucette
Thanks Ashish, I was looking for a common name.
Ashish
Find one similar http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6524695
Dan Doucette
Thanks a lot Annvan. I have found the species and updated.
AnnvanWijgerden
Have a look at this: http://www.sareptiles.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=22515 (near bottom of page). They called it Urapteroides sp.

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PublishedApril 19, 2011

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