This "flying trapeze" found hanging upside down from my bamboo plant is about the size of my palm, which is 6 inches or 15cm in diameter. It can fly quite fast. Its common name is Laos Brown Butterfly. The scientific name is Lyssa zampa. It is a species of moth from the Uraniidae family commonly found in Malaysia and Indonesia. It's normal wing span is between 100-160mm and flies from June to August. Its larvae feeds on the endospermum species of plants. For further details, you can visit The Moths of Borneo's webpage here.
Do you like moths?
This is huge! How did you learn its name?
ReplyDeleteKhengsiong, I did a google search and got the details from Wikipedia and The Moths of Borneo's webpage.
ReplyDeleteI knew i would learn or see a nice picture here before i clicked on your link,indeed i was right...
ReplyDeletenever seen anything like this before,,,, hey i added you to my blog list already, cos i like your blog after a number of visits here,, thank you
Looks like a bat
ReplyDeleteMoth...chinese say it's spirit of the dead come back to visit their family
Eugene, welcome to my Daily Photo blog. It is an honour to be included in your blog list.
ReplyDeleteSmall Kucing, I think it looks like a bat too because its head and body are full of hair/fur. And you also know about the belief of the soul of the dead in moths. I don't mind, if they happen to be my late parents paying me a visit ;>)
Moths are neccessary to our ecology. They help to pollinate a lot of fruit trees.
Wow, beautiful capture.
ReplyDeleteI didn't hvea teddy bear or a doll when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteYour moth reminds me of home in Sarawak.
Simply incredible and incredibly beautiful a very good photograph of this specimen as well :))
ReplyDeleteooohhh....I got this one few weeks ago but didn't manage to capture it nicely.. Yours are perfect!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Belle. Looks like a beautiful leather clad critter.
ReplyDeletevery nice! wow! never saw such a thing in my life.
ReplyDeleteI've caught one for my biodiversity insect experiment ^^ it's beautiful...I hav a hard time finding its name...mine measured 15.3cm...as big as a palm
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