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Lyssa zampa
Family Uraniidae.
Butterfly at night. Attracted by the light of my flat, in the city of Pontian, South of Peninsula of Malaysia.
Uraniidae, Giant Swallowtail Moth, either Lyssa menoetius or Lyssa zampa. I cannot see some of the important details.
Menoetius: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N...
http://www.pbase.com/image/102622450
http://eol.org/pages/385310/overview
Zampa:
labeled as Menotius but it is Lyssa zampa: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Asia/M...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:...
The main link above is IDed as Lyssa zampa, but actually is Lyssa menoetius, so you see, many wrong IDs around...!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainforest...
Spotted on May 20, 2014
Submitted on May 20, 2014
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