Gorgeous Moth - Stathmopoda melanochra

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comments (10)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Cool moth, deserves a better title :) Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

How about Stathmopoda melanochra for a title ;) Posted 4 years ago
1. Calbost Niel
  
  Lion
  
  On the tip of my tongue. ROFL Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Haha! Posted 4 years ago
3. Calbost Niel
  
  Lion
  
  Christine does this look like it's in a state of decay Posted 4 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I don't think so. It looks healthy to me. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Calbost Niel
      
      Lion
      
      Ta. Just a bad hair day Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Or else, maybe it is a punk rock moth and this is its style :-D. Posted 4 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Wow, what a unique form. Wonderful. I've just researched as new to me, and discovered that the larvae are carnivorous, feeding on various species of scale insect (in super family Coccoidea). So used to reading of Lepidoptera larvae eating plant matter. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago