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Amphoraceras jordani, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Peculiar thing with this moth is the massively thick antenna base, similar to a longhorn beetle. Amphoraceras jordani,Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Amphoraceras jordani, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

Peculiar thing with this moth is the massively thick antenna base, similar to a longhorn beetle.

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Christine Young

Lion

So cool. I think it's Amphoraceras sp.:
https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Erebinae/Ophiusini/Amphoraceras/Amphoraceras%20jordani.htm

https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Erebinae/Ophiusini/Amphoraceras/Amphoraceras%20rothschildi.htm

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=972486&view=species Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  So happy to get a hint, thanks! I think that between the 2 known species, this is Amphoraceras jordani. It is described as having the longer antennae base. Posted one year ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Sounds good! Posted one year ago

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The Amphoraceras jordani

Amphoraceras jordani is an owlet moth in the Amphoraceras genus.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 15, 2024. Captured Oct 20, 2023 20:11 in WWG3+Q9 Driye, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia.

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