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Urapteroides astheniata
Urapteroides astheniata (Guenée, 1857) is a moth of the family Uraniidae, subfamily Uraniinae. It is found in Southeast Asia, from India to Fiji, including New Guinea and the tropical north of Australia. It is a lovely butterfly-like moth about the size of a swallowtail butterfly. The wingspan is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on Endospermum species.
Makiling Botanic Gardens, a forest park of the Mt. Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (adjacent or within the UPLB-College of Forestry and Natural Resources), University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna.
Spotted on May 3, 2014
Submitted on Jun 10, 2014
2 Comments
Thank you Maria and Nuwan :)
Very nice!