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Rose Myrtle Lappet Moth

Trabala vishnou

Description:

The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied.

Habitat:

South-east Asia, including India, Thailand, and the Philippines

Notes:

They are called 'lappet moths' due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar's prolegs.

1 species ID suggestions

Lappet Moth
Trabala sp. Trabala

52 Comments (1–25)

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander a month ago

Wonderful moth!

What a gorgeous thing and I missed it before.... Lovely, Congratulations!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 3 months ago

Belated congratulations Leanna! Thats a beauty indeed!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 3 months ago

What a beauty and it has an interesting way of holding it's wings at rest.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 6 months ago

Leana... Better late me fav'ing and saying congratulations than never.. :) saw your pics also featured in this blog - http://www.thefeaturedcreature.com/2012/....

williefromwi
williefromwi 9 months ago

congrats on your SOTD award

Azura Firdaus W
Azura Firdaus W 9 months ago

beautiful,congratulations!

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 9 months ago

Here is another reference for your lovely moth. It has the caterpillars, cocoon, and other interesting information. http://ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/Lasiocamp...

patty
patty 9 months ago

Beautiful moth and pictures Leana; congratulations!

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

What a beauty - congratulations!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 9 months ago

This is so beautiful, great spotting .

Brian Parsons
Brian Parsons 9 months ago

wow - what a magnificent moth

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 months ago

Congrats Leana

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 9 months ago

Moth week is never over. Congratulations! I love it!

Jeannette
Jeannette 9 months ago

Lovely, congratulations :)

SatyenM
SatyenM 9 months ago

Splendid moth! Congratulations!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 9 months ago

WoooooooooHooooooooo! SOTD!!!!!! Congratulation!

ShafqatNazir
ShafqatNazir 9 months ago

God is Great...

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 9 months ago

Very beautiful series. Congratulations Leana.

Thank you for the honor of my photo being chosen Spotting of the Day on the last day of Moth Week. Appreciate everyone's kind words and help in identifying this organism.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 9 months ago

Congrats!

Uday
Uday 9 months ago

What a moth!
congratulations!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 months ago

Congratulations Leana !!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 9 months ago

Wonderful... and Perfect honor for this amazing Moth... What made Project Noah more precious...!!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 9 months ago

Congratulations Leana!

Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Lat: 15.55, Long: 120.82

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 26, 2012

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