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Euproctis wilemani
This is a beautiful Yellow Tussock Moth that i found on the wall of my house. It is a small moth covered with a yellow furs. It also has 2 fasciae (bands) that narrow towards the costal margin. The body length of this moth is approximately 10 - 15 mm.
- Spotted on the wall of my house. Usually, it can be found around the house (especially near the light sources).
- This is a moth from the Lymantriidae family. It can be confused with Euproctis lutea, that only can be found in northern Australia and New Guinea. This moth is attracted to the light (possibly a nocturnal insect). Thanks to Psyche (Dr. Seow) for the ID. - http://www.butterflycircle.com/showthrea.... [[Kingdom: Animalia >>> Phylum: Arthropoda >>> Class: Insecta >>> Order: Lepidoptera >>> Family: Lymantriidae >>> Genus: Euproctis >>> Species: E. wilemani]]
Spotted on Dec 10, 2013
Submitted on Dec 10, 2013
15 Comments
I think I'll use Euproctis lutea as a spesific name. Thanks Mark...
Those sizes sound about right to me. A 15mm long larva will often pupate to about a 10mm adult and a moth wingspan can often be about 3 times body length (like in wiki) I'd go with it. If you search in 'Organisms' for Euproctis there are several others.
Or maybe this is a smaller subspecies of Euproctis lutea???
But according to wikipedia, Euproctis lutea is larger. The size of this one is less than 10mm long.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euproctis_l....
..and Korea and the Philippines !!
Euproctis lutea is good. It has been seen in Singapore.
I added another photo of this moth. I hope, someone can ID it someday.
Thanks Mark...
I think, the nearest ID for this moth is Euproctis lutea. But, from what i I know, that spesies only can be found in northern Australia and New Guinea. I want to know if the same spesies is exist in another country in the South-Eastern Asia...
Here's one similar (no name) http://www.flickr.com/photos/rundstedt/3...
Beautiful moth
Yes, it is beautiful. Recently, I fall in love with a little bugs. I alway take a pictures when I found one.
Hi Welcome to the Project Lanzz. Nice colour on that little Tussock.
You are welcome :-)
Thanks, this site is great. I like it...
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