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Tiger Moth

Spilarctia niceta

Photo by Eric Noora
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Field Notes

Description:

White with black spots and a tuff of "fur" on its neck. Tiger moth?

Notes:

My first moth spotting. Found this restaurant in Tagaytay City, Philippines which was a moth haven! Spotted around 15 different moths.

Reference Links:

Arctiidae : Arctiinae : Spilarctia niceta papuana ROTHSCHILD, 1910, Mokwam. Aoû…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Eric Noora
Managed to find a similar spotting by AnnvanWijgerden with an ID. :-) Will go for that.
Eric Noora
Thanks @KarenL. It is a pretty moth. Makes me think something Cruella de Vil would wear :-)
KarenL
Pretty moth! It does look like some kind of tiger moth.

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