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Cocalus Fruit Piercing Moth (female)

Eudocima cocalus

Description:

A (tired) moth cleverly disguised as a mouldy old leaf. Length: 5 cm (2 inches).

Habitat:

Hills overlooking Manila.

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4 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 11 years ago

Thanks so much Vernon! ID changed.

VernonAntoineBrouJr.
VernonAntoineBrouJr. 11 years ago

This specimen appears to be a female Eudocima cocalus (Cramer). Go to:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a...

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Updated ID....

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 12 years ago

Could this moth be related to Eudocima tyrannus - which just looks like a mouldy leaf, rather than an old mouldy one...?

AnnvanWijgerden
Spotted by
AnnvanWijgerden

Quiapo, Metro Manila, Philippines

Spotted on Aug 29, 2011
Submitted on Aug 29, 2011

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