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Eudocima phalonia
The adult is considered an agricultural pest, causing damage to many fruit crops by piercing it with its strong proboscis in order to suck the juice - hence the name.
This Fruit Piercing moth was in the garden atop Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand.
Spotted on May 2, 2009
Submitted on Apr 2, 2011
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