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Geometrid moth

Spaniocentra sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Small green moth, with brown and white body and white antennae; wingspan 3 cm (1.2 inches).

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Species ID Suggestions

Eucyclodes buprestaria

Reference Link
AnnvanWijgerden
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Comments (14)
AnnvanWijgerden
I think Spaniocentra sp is as far as I can get with the ID...
Ashish
http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec.asp?thingid=101506&language=latv
Ashish
Spaniocentra megaspilaria may be right. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Moths_of_Asia/74_Geometridae/07_Geometrinae/25_Spaniocentra/Spaniocentra%20megaspilaria/Spaniocentra%20megaspilaria.htm
Ashish
Not a Looper.. from Geometridae Emerald moths.
AnnvanWijgerden
Ashish, now I think you're right - this is another Looper Moth ...Spaniocentra species?
AnnvanWijgerden
Thanks so much Scott! Wow, Comibaena procumbaria could really be it! ... But now I'm doubting between that and C. connata as we do seem to share some wildlife with Australia...
ScottRasmussen
The two Comibaena species you're considering seem to be limited to Australia (I think?). A more widespread southeast Asian species is C. procumbaria. I can't find a lot of information online about its distribution, and I can't read most of what I've found. It's a really lovely moth, though!
Ashish
Geometridae family moth.
AnnvanWijgerden
Now am thinking it might be a Comibaena mariae or Comibaena connata... Any moth experts out there? :-)
AnnvanWijgerden
A friend has just suggested Eucyclodes buprestaria... Can anyone confirm this? And does anyone know the common name? Thanks!

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