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Noctuid moth

Hypopyra megalesia

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 3" across, beige with banded yellow and brown vertical stripe

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

Spotted this moth, in the morning, along with about a dozen other moths on the ceiling of Rian'ala Guesthouse/restaurant near the entrance of the park.

Species ID Suggestions

Hypopyra megalesia-Mabille, 1879

Hypopyra megalesia-Mabille, 1879
Mike24
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Comments (15)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Craig. That's my bad, should have looked at the family. Me too about the next trip. My first visit to Africa in 5 years, so it should be a good one!
craigwilliams
Gorgeous Dan! Came to this while researching a possible Hypopyra spotting here in Singapore. Better change the common name to Noctuid though, it's Noctuidae not Geometridae. Hope your next set of travels yields as many wonders!
Dan Doucette
Thanks Mike for the ID, not too many images of this online but it matches the one. Thanks for the comment Dangermouse, sorry for missing this one.
Dangermouse
Whatever it is, it's a beautiful specimen! Nice spotting.
Dan Doucette
That's it for sure in your last link, but they don't know what it is either!
Ashish
Here it is... http://blog.mongabay.com/tag/madagascar/page/2/
Ashish
Isn't following very close..? http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoprado/4048429806/
Ashish
I want tell a direction to find specie..
Dan Doucette
I don't think it's emperor moth. It doesn't have the large eye spots.
Dan Doucette
Thanks lori.tas. any idea on a more specific ID?
lori.tas
Gorgeous. The antennae look slender, so I'm guessing it's the female of the species.
Dan Doucette
Thanks. I think you are right. I looked at some photos of Geometer moths and some of them look close to this one. It will be tough to narrow it down to family and species though, I think, but this is a start!
alicelongmartin
Cryptic Geometrid comes close in my book, but it may have a different name there in Madagascar.

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