Large moth at night, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar

About 10 cm (4") in size. Dullish outer wings with bright orange inside.

comments (7)

aestheticallypleasing

Green Fly

Hi fchristabt! I believe the species you are looking for is the large yellow underwing.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Noctua
Species: N. pronuba
Binomial name: Noctua pronuba

The large yellow underwing is very common in the uk, cuba, and north africa. Hope this helped!

Resource: https://en.m.wikipeda.org/wiki/Large_yellow_underwing
Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Sorry, I somehow missed your comment. Thank you so much for the help! Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    It doesn't look right to me. Noctua pronuba has a somewhat variable pattern, but it has a number of spots which are clearly distinguished and I don't see them here.
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11003.1
    http://www.jungledragon.com/image/30491/large_yellow_underwing.html Posted 9 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks, I agree that based on this it is unlikely for the species to be the yellow underwing. Posted 9 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

It looks like Eudocima sp. Maybe Eudocima cf. phalonia (part of the Eudocima phalonia complex) or the closely related species, E. euryzona.

See #3 (Eudocima phalonia Complex Species):
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/2/117

https://www.afromoths.net/species/show/31586 Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Spot on again, thank you. Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Happy to help :) Posted 2 years ago

The Common Fruit-piercing Moth

"Eudocima phalonia" is a fruit piercing moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in large parts of the tropics, mainly in Asia, Africa and Australia but introduced into other areas such as Hawaii, New Zealand and the Society Islands.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant