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Thalatha argentea, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Mysterious one, can't find anything close to it. Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Thalatha argentea,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Thalatha argentea, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Mysterious one, can't find anything close to it.

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Christine Young

Lion

That was really hard to ID! Thalatha argentea?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108808859 Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Amazing, I had given up! How did you find it?
  Very happy with this, this photo seems the first of a healthy-looking wild individual. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I searched through Noctuidae for Indonesia, West Papua, and PNG. I couldn't find an ID, though, so I expanded my search to include all lepidopteran photos in West Papua documented on iNat, lol. There were a lot of photos and I nearly gave up. I was shocked to finally find it! Posted one year ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      The brute force method, thank you so much for the effort! Posted one year ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Sometimes it's the only way. Posted one year ago

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The Thalatha argentea

Thalatha argentea is an owlet moth in the Thalatha genus.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 9, 2024. Captured Oct 19, 2023 20:09 in WWC2+82 Minggre, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.

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NIKON D850
f/16.0
1/250s
ISO800
105mm

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