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Geometrid moth

Xeropteryx columbicola

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Description:

about 5cm

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

One of many moths spotted in the washroom in Tawau hills park.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago
Geometrid moth
Xeropteryx columbicola ::The Moths of Borneo::


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3 Comments

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Nuwan for the ID and Chun for the searching.

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Chun, my first guess is Microniinae too but after finding nothing in MOB
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/micr...
I moved to Geometridae :-)
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Thi...

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ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Unbelievable Nuwan !
How did you know it was a Geometrid ?
I thought it was Microniinae (Uraniidae) all along.

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Dan Doucette
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Dan Doucette

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2014
Submitted on Apr 5, 2014

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