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Durian Fruit Borer

Conogethes cf. punctiferalis

Description:

strikingly patterned moth, about 4cm

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

Spotted in the washrooms at Tawau hills park. Not 100% sure about the species, according to Nuwan.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Crambid moth
Conogethes cf. punctiferalis Conogethes punctiferalis


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4 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Chun and Nuwan.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

si'm not quite sure about punctiferalis because there are few Conogethes species with similar pattern to this!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

:-)

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Ok, Nuwan your turn.
I really can't ID this beyond Crambidae.

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Apr 5, 2014

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