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Monkey moth

Eupterote naessigi

Photo by ChunXingWong
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Description:

Another moth on the window.
This Eupterote naessigi species from the Eupterotidae family mimics halfway-drying leaves.
Yellow body and wings with brown marks on and under the wings.
Body length about 55 cm.

Habitat:

Forest of Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia.

Notes:

One of the larger moths in Kundasang.
>>>Map accuracy : 15m diameter.

Reference Links:

::The Moths of Borneo::

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