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Little Brown Moth

Holocraspedon vaneeckei

Photo by ChunXingWong
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Field Notes

Description:

A small brown-colored Erebid moth resting on the wall. It's small size and dull colors makes it receive less attention from photographers, explaining why there is almost no photo of this species in the Internet.

Habitat:

Rainforest of Tawau Hills Park, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo). Currently can be found in Sumatra and Borneo only.

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy: 10m. Special thanks to Roger Kendrick for the ID suggestion.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)

agree with H. vaneeckei; though only after checking the print version of Moths of Borneo !
What do you think about Holocraspedon vaneeckei? http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-7/eugoawalker/eugoawalker_2_2.php
Eugoa sp. Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini Please can you add this observation to the http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/moths-of-malaysia project? (you can sign in with your Facebook account, and add via http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/new?project_id=3407)

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