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Geometridae
The Yellow Moth (Dysphania sagana) is a moth in the Geometridae family. Quite similar to Dysphania militaris, Dysphania sagana has the abdomen pure yellow, without the black rings of Dysphania militaris. The basal half of the forewings is chrome-yellow, while the outer half is bluish black, crossed by two bands of semitransparent white spots. The hindwings are chrome-yellow with a black spot at the end of the cell. The apex and a submarginal row of spots are black. The head, thorax and abdomen are yellow
It is found in southern Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo. Spotted at FRIM tropical forest (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) 16 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur
Spotted on May 1, 2015
Submitted on May 3, 2015
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