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.
Quiapo, Metro Manila, Philippines
Spotted on Aug 29, 2011
Submitted on Aug 29, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks so much Vernon! ID changed.
This specimen appears to be a female Eudocima cocalus (Cramer). Go to:
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Updated ID....
Could this moth be related to Eudocima tyrannus - which just looks like a mouldy leaf, rather than an old mouldy one...?