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Saturniid Moth

Antheraea broschi

Description:

This moth was about 10cm in wingspan. Brown, orange and red in colour. The "eyes" on the wings are see-through!!! Check out when moth is on the street and when in bushes! There are 4 "eyes". One on each of the wings.

Habitat:

Jungle area near Thai/ Malaysia border. Hot/ humid/

Notes:

We found this moth on the street where all the cars crossed the border. It was in Malaysia :-) We picked it up gently and put it on the bushes at the side of the road where it immediately maneuvered itself INTO the bush.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Antheraea broschi Antheraea broschi


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3 Comments

Muckpuk
Muckpuk 11 years ago

I agree, thanks.
I am having lots of trouble manipulating the order of my photos. I am on mobile as I am traveling and I do not seem to be able to control it. :-(

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I would suggest that you take the last shot as #1.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

It is a Saturniid Moth, not a Hawk Moth. Saturniidae, Saturniinae, Antheraea broschi, male (!). Unfortunately the scalloped wings are not visible on the picture.

Muckpuk
Spotted by
Muckpuk

Perlis, Malaysia

Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 14, 2012

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