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Callopistria maillardi, Ivoloina park, Madagascar Also found in another location, Andasibe:<br />
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    comments (4)

  1. Really weird antennae! Great job on the ID. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Yes, I figured it is perhaps damaged but the observation from the other location also has it.
      I have reasonable confidence in the ID but not 100% after that document you shared earlier, it has some look-a-likes in it.
      Posted 5 years ago
      1. I checked the other observation for it too, haha. Posted 5 years ago
        1. Not surprised :) Posted 5 years ago

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''Callopistria maillardi'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species can be found throughout central, eastern and southern Africa, including the islands of the Indian Ocean, Yemen, Chagos islands, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, southern China, in Hawaii, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the Society Islands, Sulawesi, as well as Queensland in Australia.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 23, 2020. Captured Jul 23, 2019 21:07 in Unnamed Road, Madagascar.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm