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Pterophoridae
A pale brown Plume moth resting in a leaf in his usual posture with the wings extended laterally.
Spotted at Nusa Dharma Island, Nusa Dua - Bali, Indonesia / Coastal area.
Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Glossata Infraorder: Heteroneura Clade: Ditrysia Clade: Apoditrysia Superfamily: Pterophoroidea Family: Pterophoridae
Spotted on Jun 5, 2017
Submitted on Jun 14, 2017
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