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Metalmark Moth
Saptha sp. nr. divitiosa
15.456, 119.922
Field Notes
Description:
Choreutidae; Choreutinae; Saptha sp. nr. divitiosa. This is my first spotting of this Saptha sp. I have spotted some other Metalmark Moths before, but the ones I am familiar with do not have the wing shape or antennae type of this one. So, I went searching for Micro-moths, Fly Mimicking Moths and one or two other wrong ideas. Of course, because I was on the wrong track and looking in the wrong places, I wasn't making any progress. So, out of desperation, I decided to try Google Lens (I had previously tried it a few times, but never got a good result). This time, it was amazing. I immediately saw a thumbnail picture of a little moth like mine which was called "Saptha divitiosa" on Wikipedia. It was so easy, this time. A little more checking led me to the fact that S. divitiosa is not documented as present in the Philippines, but my old favourite website, Philippine Lepidoptera gave me exactly what I needed to know - Saptha sp. nr. divitiosa.
Habitat:
I spotted this very small moth in our backyard this afternoon, sitting on a Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) locally known as Gumamela. Plant identification - http://www.stuartxchange.org/Gumamela.html.
Notes:
Previous spottings of Metalmarks -
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1699127149
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21851486
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2033136942
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1415307272
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1363651954
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1700629055
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