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Emerald Moth
Hemithea wuka
5.99422, 116.554
Field Notes
Description:
A small grayish green Geometer Moth.
Scientific name : Hemithea wuka.
Wingspan about 2 cm.
Obvious white antennas.
Bright brown marks on the front line of its wings.
2 wavy lines across its wings (typical of the Hemithea genus).
Grey and blue is seen at the back edges of the wings with white dots on the thin blue line.
The dirty-brown in the middle of its wings is the exposed abdomen.
Habitat:
Kundasang highlands, Sabah.
Notes:
May be the same species as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12128693
>>>Map accuracy : 20m diameter.
Reference Links:
::The Moths of Borneo::
Species ID Suggestions
Emerald Moth
Hemithea sp.
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 29, 2012
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