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Butterfly ?




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Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago
Maylasian Moon Moth
Actias maenas

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Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

That is a stunning moth!

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Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago

Indeed, Ashish! The species is common throughout Southeast Asia, not just Malaysia, as the common name suggests.

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 9 months ago

Hello Dheeraj is this spotted in South India or North East India ?
This must be Actias maenas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_m...

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Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841... Please add this to my mission, Moths of the World! Thanks!

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Jakubko
Jakubko 9 months ago

Very much so, TK, in the same genus! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_m...
Very lucky find!

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 9 months ago

Yes TK this is a Luna Moth.

TKBotting
TKBotting 9 months ago

Moth -- beautiful. Related to the Luna Moth I think

Sign in to suggest organism ID Dheeraj Machaiah Maneyapanda
Spotted by Dheeraj Machaiah Maneyapanda

Karnataka, India

Lat: 12.20, Long: 75.80

Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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