A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Metallolophia cf. variegata
This is a moth that i found on the wall of my house. This moth is pale grey in color, and its wings is strongly marked with black fasciae and discal rings. The size of this moth is about 8 mm in length, and its wingspan is about 15 mm.
- Spotted on the wall of my house. Usually, it can be found around the house (especially near the light sources).
- This is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is attracted to the light (possibly a nocturnal insect). Thanks to Psyche (Dr. Seow) for the ID. - http://www.butterflycircle.com/showthrea.... [[Kingdom: Animalia >>> Phylum: Arthropoda >>> Class: Insecta >>> Order: Lepidoptera >>> Family: Geometridae >>> Subfamily: Larentiinae >>> Tribe: Eupitheciini >>> Genus: Metallolophia >>> Species: M. variegata]]
Spotted on Jan 13, 2014
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
No Comments