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Urapteroides astheniata
This moth had a wingspan of about 6 cm and it was about 3-4 cm in length. It was white colored with several brownish colored stripes on its wings. On its head, there were two "horn" shaped appendages sticking out and there were 6 spots. The edges of the wings at the top are rimmed with black or brown and at the bottom, have a zebra striped pattern.
This moth was living in Singapore Botanic Gardens. It was partially shady out there, because it was late afternoon and the moth was resting on the backside of a leaf. I spotted it at 6:29 PM.
When it was resting on the leaf, its wings were opened. And when it landed on the leaf, it stayed there for quite a long time without moving.
Gorgeous! Uraniidae, Micronia:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
Spotted on Mar 15, 2013
Submitted on Mar 15, 2013