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Tiger Moth

Lemyra maculifascia

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Field Notes

Description:

This moth was 2 cm (0.8 inches) long.

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Notes:

2nd and 3rd photos taken with (diffused) flash.

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Lemyra maculifascia

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AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (9)
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
The document is "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" by Karel ČERNÝ, 2011.
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
Hi Ann, pls refer to Plate 1, pages 68-69, figure 14. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0032_0029-0092.pdf. Regards!
AnnvanWijgerden
ID now updated... Though I'm not totally sure of it, so please feel free to confirm or otherwise! :-)
AnnvanWijgerden
Still trying to ID the creature... Think it might be a Dark-spotted Tiger Moth (Ardices/Spilosoma canescens)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardices_canescens

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