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Malaysian Moths

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Family Geometridae

Dysphania subrepleta

Dysphania subrepleta is a day-flying moth which I found drinking from the ground just like some butterflies (especially Papilionids and Pierids) have the habit of doing. The striking blue-and-yellow colour combination is possibly a sign that this species is poisonous.

Dysphania subrepleta

The same specimen of D. subrepleta as above. This shot shows the bright yellow body marked with blue bands. This species of moth could be easily mistaken for the Burnet Moth, Psaphis euschemoides, of the family Zygaenidae as it has similar wing markings.

Dysphania sp.

This is a another Dysphania sp., possibly sagana. Its wing pattern is different from that of subrepleta although it has the same blue and yellow colours. There are far fewer blue spots on this specimen. This photo was taken at the same locality but on a different occasion.

Dysphania sp.

Dysphania malayanus is a nocturnal moth (it flies at night). This one was probably a sick or injured specimen that I found one morning on grass-covered ground near a forest. It did not bother to fly away until I prodded it with a finger.

Geometrid moth larva

This larva of a Geometrid moth may look like a twig or bud to the casual observer as it sticks out at an angle to a real twig. This is possibly a form of mimicry employed by the caterpillar to disguise itself and avoid the attention of predators.

Milionia basalis

Milionia basalis is a day-flying moth of medium size; it has a wingspan of about 5-6cm (2-2.5 inches). The caterpillars feed on the leaves of some native coniferous trees that grow naturally at high altitudes, and in the lowlands where they are cultivated.

Milionia basalis

I photographed this Milionia basalis in the Cameron Highlands. When it settled on a marygold flower, I had then thought it was a butterfly. With its striking colours and the fact that it was flying in broad daylight, it was easy to mistake this moth for a butterfly.

Euxena albiguttata

Euxena albiguttata belongs to a group commonly known as the Emerald Moths. Their attractive green colour often fades to a dull yellow after death. Euxena albiguttata is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sulawesi.

Celerena signata(?)

This subtly coloured moth looks like Celerena signata which has very similar light brown wing markings. It could be an old and faded specimen. While the ground colour of this specimen is off-white, that of C. signata is bright yellow as seen in mounted specimens.

Eumelia rosalia

There are more than a dozen species of Eumelea with colour ranging from yellow to orange and red. This one looks like rosalia, a fairly common moth encountered in secondary growth. E. rosalia is found in the tropical parts of the Indo-Australian region.


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 This page revised on 22 May 2005. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.

MOTHS OF
THAILAND

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Some time ago, a visitor to my website Michel Chantraine sent me some photos of moths that he took Thailand, asking me if I could help him find out their names. I posted his photos in this section with a broadcast for help with their identification. I now have a response from an expert. (Thank you, YSH of Taiwan.) For the photos and IDs of those moth species, please turn to Moths of Thailand.

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