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Lymantria lunata
First time I've spotted this flightless white moth. It has brownish-coloured markings. Moth is almost 4cm in length. Lymantria lunata (Stoll, 1782), the Luna Gypsy Moth, is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family (or Erebidae in the new classification). It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to the northeast coast of Australia. The wingspan is about 60 mm. The body is brown and the wings are white with a pattern of brown lines on the forewings. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Mangifera indica, Buchanania muelleri and Ficus benjamina. Classification: Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Tussock Moths (Lymantriinae) » Lymantriini » Lymantria.
Spotted in the palm plant, backyard.
Compare image with L. dispar Gypsy Moth - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lymant..., http://bugguide.net/node/view/8779/bgima.... Male Luna Gypsy Moth - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170.... Female Luna Gypsy Moth (3rd spotting) - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/161....
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Leana. I changed the arrangement of the photos.
Cute moth especially on the 3rd photo. Nice spot Agnes!