Parapoynx fluctuosalis, Ivoloina park,Madagascar

Fun fact: larvae of species in this genus are like bagworms, yet aquatic:
https://www.biosch.hku.hk/ecology/staffhp/dd/macroinvertebrates/Lepidoptera/Parapoynx/Parapoynx.html

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Christine Young

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Very cool fun fact! Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Fun +1 Posted 5 years ago

The Parapoynx fluctuosalis

''Parapoynx fluctuosalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a widespread species, known from Africa, India, Sri Lanka, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Guam, Hawaii, Fiji, Australia and the Galápagos Islands. It is also an introduced species in Europe, where it has been recorded from Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant