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Lesser Rice-Leafroller Moth

Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis

Description:

This little moth had a wingspan of only about 1.75 cm (0.7 inches).

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

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2 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

O.k. am gonna stick my neck out and say it's indeed a Lesser Rice-Leafroller Moth. (What a name!)

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Could this be a Lesser Rice-Leafroller Moth (Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnaphalocro...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoths/238...

AnnvanWijgerden
Spotted by
AnnvanWijgerden

Quiapo, Philippines

Spotted on Aug 16, 2011
Submitted on Aug 17, 2011

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