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Field Notes

Description:

this huge moth just lying some eggs

Species ID Suggestions

Rothschilds Moth

Rothschildia sp.
Jacob Gorneau
1

Saturniid Moth

Attacus sp.
bayucca
1

Comments (14)
Ashish
This is as per Bayucca's suggestion.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas
Ashish
Look like a Giant Silk Moth say an Atlas Moth.... Is it laying Eggs..?
bayucca
It is actually the same moth and spotting as this one. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8095379 Please, do not post the same spotting twice, especially if you already have gotten an ID of it. IDing is sometimes quite time consuming!
UrifahRidlo
bayucca, you can also check this: www.projectnoah.org/spotting/8095379
UrifahRidlo
yes I have at my first spotting. I post the sequence from larvae to the moth
bayucca
Looks very close to Attacus atlas, but body colors and markings and the yellow stripe do not fit perfectly. Do you have any other shot?
bayucca
Before we get an ID we need the exact location!! Please, check your spot! It's in the middle of the Javaen Sea, so it is not a Rothschild Moth.
UrifahRidlo
hi J, I took this photo using pocket camera, and I set for close up taking
Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful! I am not sure if you can get to species without a dorsal photograph.

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