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Monkey Moth

Eupterote naessigi

Photo by AlbertTamayo
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14.6675, 121.114

Reference Links:

http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2008/2008nis215-218.pdf

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Comments (31)
staccyh
Only just saw this spotting. Fantastic photos!
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Hi Albert, we would like to invite you to the Moths in the Philippines mission (http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/15913873). We hope to see your moth collection in the said mission. Thanks much!
AlbertTamayo
Thank you so much for including my work. I am extremely honored.
Sumukha Javagal
Cool moth..! I have a similar one too- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12568767
KarenL
Congratulations Albert, this awesome portrait has been chosen to represent Asia in the Project Noah blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/
antaesthetic
Love the detail! Moths are deceptively beautiful and interesting.
MaryEvans2
Beautiful, incredibly detailed photos. Congrats on SOtD
Atul
congrats on sotd!
patty
Congratulations, great picture and very interesting moth, it must fly very well..=)
peter
Wow, Albert! What an incredible macro shot. I love the detail of the antennae. We've chosen this beauty as spotting of the day! "How incredible is this Monkey Moth? The filamentous antennae of this moth can do more than just sense smell. Moths, like airplanes, have "gyroscopes" to control their flight patterns. A moth's antennae can act like an airplane's gyroscope to stabilize its flight." Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151690860870603 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/200388397473345536
AnnvanWijgerden
Hi Albert! Could I ask for your input again: Think I may have the ID wrong on this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7058792 ... Should this one's ID actually be Cricula silkmoth (Cricula trifenestrata)?
AlbertTamayo
@textless & alicelongmartin, Thanks! @AnnvanWijgerden, You're welcome, I'm glad I was able to help. =)
AnnvanWijgerden
With the info you've given me I realize I need to change the ID of this spotting as well: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6589045
AnnvanWijgerden
Thanks Albert! I appreciate all the help I can get ID-ing these moths. :-)
AlbertTamayo
Cricula trifenestrata is given his name because of the three windows in its wings (tri = three, fenestrata = windows). The “windows” are three places in the wing that are completely transparent. There are no holes there. - Source: http://www.keepinginsects.com/butterfly/species/cricula-silkmoth/ - - - I think what you have there is also the Monkey Moth. I have seen several photos of these moth taken by other Filipino photographers. It does not have those so called "windows" on its wings which the Cricula Silkmoth has. The shape and the markings on the Cricula's wings looks different from the Monkey Moth. I will try to upload another photo showing the top view of the moth so we can compare it to your shot. =)
AnnvanWijgerden
Looks a bit like this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6897692

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