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Cleora determinata
Cleora determinata - a moth of the Ennominae subfamily. About 12mm in body length. Body consist of white, black and many different kinds of brown shades in wavy bands and stripes. Green eyes, a contrast to the rest of the body. Feather-like antennae.
Kundasang highlands, Sabah, Malaysia.
Found this moth on Rose Cabin inn's wall. Night will soon approach and this moth will become active. This is also found in Maliau Basin later on - >>>Map accuracy : 50 m diameter.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2009
Submitted on May 17, 2012
4 Comments
Thank you KarenL for your compliment.
Gorgeous!
I agree with that, thanks for the comment.
That reflective eye trick makes the moth seems like it has eye pupils.
Do you know anything about Lepidoptera eyes ?
Absolutely spectacular tapestry pattern, ChunXingWong