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Emerald Moth

Hemithea wuka

Description:

A small grayish green Geometer Moth. Scientific name : Hemithea wuka. Wingspan about 2 cm. Obvious white antennas. Bright brown marks on the front line of its wings. 2 wavy lines across its wings (typical of the Hemithea genus). Grey and blue is seen at the back edges of the wings with white dots on the thin blue line. The dirty-brown in the middle of its wings is the exposed abdomen.

Habitat:

Kundasang highlands, Sabah.

Notes:

May be the same species as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121... >>>Map accuracy : 20m diameter.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Emerald Moth
Hemithea sp.


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6 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

I say the same

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Can anyone confirm that this spotting is the same species as this ?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/121...

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 12 years ago

NuwanChathuranga & Argybee & ShaumingLo & Nopayahnah.
Thank you all.
More moths will be coming if you can wait for a few days (or maybe weeks).
I spent less time on Project Noah these few days because school and studies have occupied pretty much most of the time.

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Nice spotting!

ShaumingLo
ShaumingLo 12 years ago

Nice!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Very stylish moth CXW. Good snap.

ChunXingWong
Spotted by
ChunXingWong

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Dec 11, 2009
Submitted on Feb 29, 2012

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