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Upside-down Moth

Urapteroides astheniata

Photo by Grabs
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Field Notes

Description:

The moth's wings are pale cream with numerous brown streaks and are 60-76mm in length.

Habitat:

They occur over much of south-east Asia, from India to Fiji, including Borneo, Hong Kong, India, New Guinea, Singapore, and the tropical north of Australia including Queensland.

Notes:

I discovered it outside, resting against a concrete wall near a street light.

Reference Links:

Urapteroides astheniata Guenée-Encyclopedia of Life, Urapteroides astheniata - Wikipedia, Urapteroides astheniata

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Grabs
Hi, Arne.roysland thanks for the information. I looked for the species' common name but only found the SN, so thanks a lot. Also, I apologize for my mistake; I didn't see what was put inside the parenthesis; my apologies. I'm going to change the common name and the mission assigned, thank you once more :D
arne.roysland
Some plces in the Philippines it is called Upside Down Moth. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23129158 https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68986/upside_down_moth_-_urapteroides_astheniata.html
arne.roysland
Hi Grabs! Butterflies and moths are in the same order Lepidoptera. So perhaps instead of mission "Insects of the Philippines (other than butterflies)" it is better to use "WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity".
Grabs
Thank you for the comment Francis Floe :)
Francis Floe
Beautiful moth! The black spots on the tip of its hindwing look like tiny hearts.

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Diversity of arthropods
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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Moths of the World
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Moths in the Philippines

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PublishedApril 29, 2022

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