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Orange-lined Tussock Moth

Nygmia epirotica

Description:

There was an explosion of these moths in Tawau Hills park. There were spotted all over trees and the ground in one small area near the canteen in the park.

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted these moths with Chun Xing Wong.

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3 Comments

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Another 2 or 3 more spottings to catch up with me :D

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

"explosion" - that is a perfect adjective to describe them.
I think I will have to add that word into my spotting description too :-)

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

i thnk 15+ favs for this one...it's really great. Reminds me of Chun's SOTD with this beauty. Maybe it'll happen for you too dan ;)

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 23, 2014
Submitted on Apr 1, 2014

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