Cocoa tussock moth, Ranomafana, Madagascar

Species ID tentative.

comments (5)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

I love this little fluffy guy! <3 The subtle lilac within the brown is just lovely! Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, it does have quite a lot of (faded) vibrant colors when looking closely. Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Maybe Tribe Orgyiini, Orgyia sp.? Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you definitely agree, I'm thinking it is perhaps a faded Orgyia postica? Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Hmm, yeah - that could be it! Posted 5 years ago

The Cocoa tussock moth

''Orgyia postica'', the cocoa tussock moth or hevea tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae of family Erebidae found from the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, New Guinea and Taiwan. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant