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Bald Tussock Moth

Artaxa ormea

Description:

A brown Tussock moth at about 15 mm in length. Thorax "bald" but with long hairs on the side.

Habitat:

Sukau forest, Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah. Found it in a room in Sukau Bed&Breafast, attracted to the night lights.

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy : 10m diameter. Formerly under the family Lymantriidae but after this family has been "abolished", this species has relocated into Erebidae.

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2 Comments

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Thanks Maria.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice one!

ChunXingWong
Spotted by
ChunXingWong

Malaysia

Spotted on Jun 7, 2010
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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