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Brown Kite Moth

Episparis costistriga

Photo by ChunXingWong
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

A medium-sized moth with a wingspan of 44mm. Dark brown with some some golden orange tint on the wings which have sharp triangular shapes on the end. Also looks somewhat like a bat wing.

Habitat:

Attracted to the night lights in the tropical lowland rainforest of Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy: 5m.

Reference Links:

Episparis - Wikipedia, ::The Moths of Borneo::

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PublishedNovember 26, 2017

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