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Nyctalemon zampa clocilis
15 cm wingspan
Tropical low land rainforest, Sarawak, Boneo
The Uraniinae or uraniine moths are a subfamily of moths in the family Uraniidae. It contains seven genera that occur in the tropics of the world.
Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Jul 25, 2013
3 Comments
Beautiful Moth!! Thank you for sharing that gorgeous creature, BennoIbold.
Jeff, thank you very much for your comment and sharing your knowledge.
Nyctalemon is a junior synonym of Lyssa. The correct name is therefore: Lyssa zampa. I don't think clocilis is a valid subspecies either. There appear to be three subspecies: L. zampa zampa (N.E. Himalaya to S. China and Thailand); L. zampa docile (Andamans); and L. zampa dilutus (Philippines and Sulawesi). So this would be dilutus then I think.
See: http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/uran...
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/uraniidae/uraniinae/lyssa/index.html