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Tropical Swallowtail Moth

Lyssa menoetius

Notes:

at the window of my hotel room..

2 Species ID Suggestions

Tropical Swallowtail moth
Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869 Lyssa zampa
Tropical Swallowtail Moth
Lyssa menoetius ::The Moths of Borneo::


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15 Comments

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 11 years ago

Nice!
Looked from the home page, it looks that is flying!

StephenSolomons
StephenSolomons 11 years ago

Oh no it is Mothra! That is a great image!!!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 11 years ago

Difficult shot..Well managed!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Nice shots showing the Petronas tower.

lightworkerpeace
lightworkerpeace 11 years ago

Nice ones!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

nice series,

Nasru Alam Aziz
Nasru Alam Aziz 11 years ago

thank you all for id suggestions and comments..

DB
DB 11 years ago

Great spotting! Love the background of the towers behind this amazing moth.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

I can't believe that such large insect can exist in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city.
It is possible that it came from the forest nearby, attracted to the city lights.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Definitely swallowtail moth, though I disagree with Lyssa zampa. Lyssa menoetius looks like a much closer match. Perhaps someone can shed some light on this.
This would be a great addition to my mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 11 years ago

Amazing spotting :)

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

great series !

Tropical Swallowtail moth

Lyssa zampa Butler, 1869

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

What an unusual perspective. Great series.

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Great photos and series!

Nasru Alam Aziz
Spotted by
Nasru Alam Aziz

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Spotted on Jul 19, 2005
Submitted on Oct 18, 2012

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