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Small orange moth, Sri Lanka I have little hope of identifying this small beauty. From the size of the flower you can imagine how tiny it is, here&#039;s the same flower in another perspective:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/25165/brown_king_crow_closeup_sri_lanka.html" title="Brown King Crow closeup, Sri Lanka"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/25165_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=S%2FygAm9j8FVeQ7t4PQcR%2BAUOceU%3D" width="200" height="172" alt="Brown King Crow closeup, Sri Lanka Asia,Brown king crow,Euploea klugii,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa" /></a></figure> Asia,Pyrausta phoenicealis,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Small orange moth, Sri Lanka

I have little hope of identifying this small beauty. From the size of the flower you can imagine how tiny it is, here's the same flower in another perspective:

Brown King Crow closeup, Sri Lanka Asia,Brown king crow,Euploea klugii,Sri Lanka,Wasgamuwa

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  1. View travismorhardt's profile
    travismorhardt
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    I like the colors. The pink-purple and orange are an uncommon combination. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      It has pretty funny eyes as well when you zoom in :) Posted 10 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    There are two options here - Pyrausta panopealis or Pyrausta phoenicealis. According to the English wiki they are synonyms, but in other sources they are separate species and Pyrausta panopealis would be the one found in Sri Lanka.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_phoenicealis
    http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_panopealis
    http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197513
    http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/pyru/panopealis.html
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5050
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5049
    http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/PYRAUSTIINAE/pyrausta%20panopealis.html
    http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Pyrausta+panopealis
    http://www.gbif.org/species/1890542
    http://eol.org/pages/547233/overview
    http://eol.org/pages/546356/overview     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      That's some very impressive research, I would have never found this. Thanks! Posted 10 years ago

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The Perilla Leaf Moth

''Pyrausta phoenicealis'' or Perilla Leaf Moth is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found worldwide, including the Americas, Africa, Australia and Asia.

It is a pest of ''Perilla'' , fruit mint and Knobweed . Larvae also feed on Lamiaceae mint plants, such as ''Hyptis pectina'', Coleus sp. and Rosemary.

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Uploaded Jan 29, 2015. Captured Nov 9, 2014 11:02.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm