Fruit Piercing Moth - Eudocima homaena

Saw this Fruit Piercing Moth - Eudocima homaena, doing what its name says - piercing a fruit to feed on :D

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Barry

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Cool - butterfly and moth "tongues" are amazing - especially when you see them in action! Posted 5 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
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  Thanks, Barry for your kind observation and appreciation :) Posted 5 years ago

The Eudocima homaena

''Eudocima homaena'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Indian subregion, Taiwan, Nicobars, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and on Christmas Island. The larvae feed on ''Achyranthes'', ''Cocculus'', ''Cyclea peltata'', ''Menispermum'' and ''Tiliacora'' species.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Albert Kang