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Arctiid moth

Hemonia rotundata

Description:

This little critter had a wingspan of only 0.75 cm / 0.3 inches.

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

Notes:

Sitting on glass, so could get a good look at his underneath! :-)

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6 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 11 years ago

You're right Gilma, moths are amazing! :-)
And it's thanks to our PN expert Nuwan that we got the ID so quickly! (Otherwise I was about to name him: Brown Button Moth.)

That is so cute!! Moths are amazing, I can not believed you actually got an ID.

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 11 years ago

Thanks Leana!

Very cute moth :)

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 11 years ago

Thanks for your comment Jacob and thanks so much for the ID Nuwan! :-)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Now seeing the underside, it looks like a moth. :) Beautiful!

AnnvanWijgerden
Spotted by
AnnvanWijgerden

Intramuros, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012

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