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Lyssa menoetius
huge moth, wingspan of 100–160 mm
tropical rainforest
This moth was flying around the canteen one night in Tawau hills park.
Thanks for the correction bayucca. I knew the differences were subtle, that's why I put it in my notes that I wasn't 100%.
Uraniidae, Lyssa menoetius, indeed very similar to Lyssa zampa, but the markings are slightly different and much stronger on the forewing/hindwing. The forewing in Menoetius and yours is a plain brown, whereas in Zampa there is a lighter brownish area next to the white stripe and Zampa has black pins at the base of the forewing, which are missing in yours and Menoetius.
http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/uran...
http://www.swallace.it/photo_gallery/Mal...
http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id204899/
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/144...
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/26500525@N...
Menoetius left and wrongly IDed, meaning Zampa on the right:
http://lepidoptera.pro/taxonomy/16368
Zampa to compare:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/133...
Spotted on Jan 24, 2014
Submitted on Apr 5, 2014
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