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Tiger Moth

Spilarctia niceta

Description:

White with black spots and a tuff of "fur" on its neck. Tiger moth?

Notes:

My first moth spotting. Found this restaurant in Tagaytay City, Philippines which was a moth haven! Spotted around 15 different moths.

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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Absolutely! :)

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Managed to find a similar spotting by AnnvanWijgerden with an ID. :-) Will go for that.

Eric Noora
Eric Noora 12 years ago

Thanks @KarenL. It is a pretty moth. Makes me think something Cruella de Vil would wear :-)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Pretty moth! It does look like some kind of tiger moth.

Eric Noora
Spotted by
Eric Noora

Tagaytay, Cavite, Philippines

Spotted on Sep 11, 2011
Submitted on Sep 22, 2011

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