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Looks like a Cossus species, also called as Cossid Miller Moth. One wing length is 17.5mm. Brown and white color to camouflage on tree trunks to look like a piece of stub.
Found it resting near a tree trunk along the canopy bridge in Bukit Gemuk (Fat Hill), Tawau, Sabah.
>>>Map accuracy: 1000m diameter. Spotted this with Dan.
Spotted on Jan 20, 2010
Submitted on Feb 23, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks Jacob. This moth could even be a new Cossus species :-)
I will email Dr. Holloway to ask for an identification for this moth.
However, most of the entomologists will only identify insect from a photograph to a genus level only. I hope Dr. Holloway will be able to identify it to a species ID level.
I agree with Cossidae, and most likely genus Cossus. Here is a picture of Cossus cossus in the same position (I don't think it is this species, but just a comparison):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62788135@N0...