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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jan 11, 2010 12:57:20 GMT
This was taken in Sagada last week. The moth (?) stayed put on that metal decoration for several days. It was on the veranda of the hotel, where we would have our meals. At first I thought it wasn't alive and that they had tied it on the metal stand as a decoration. But, we saw it move, and eventually it flew off on its own. Paging TeLyds for ID! 2.8, iso200, 1/60 Top view 3.2, iso 200, 1/30 taken with a Canon G9, handheld
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 11, 2010 13:03:17 GMT
Wow!! This huge moths use to be common in UPD but haven't seen one for a long time.
Atlas Moth - Male (Attacus atlas)
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jan 11, 2010 13:12:06 GMT
Neon, thank you for the ID!!
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Jan 12, 2010 15:32:34 GMT
Hi Sylvia,
Whoa! It is huge. However, it is not the Attacus Atlas, which like Neon, I thought it was. It is the Attacus lorquiini. I sent Gan, my moth nut friend in Singapore, this link and this is his comment:
"That is a lovely moth. There are 4 species of Attacas in Philippines and the one posted in the forum is not Atlas moth (Attacas atlas) but a close relative, Attacus lorquiini. Attacas atlas has 2 transparent windows on the forewings while this one has only 1."
Now, now, please take note that the moth of the Philippines are understudied. You have reached so many places and for sure you have stayed late at night and have seen lots of them... perhaps we can start a moth photo data base. I have started with butterflies, and still need more.
Thanks for sharing, Syl. It is very encouraging at a time when I am on a standstill with my butterfly project. telyds >;<
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 12, 2010 16:10:43 GMT
Hi Sylvia, Whoa! It is huge. However, it is not the Attacus Atlas, which like Neon, I thought it was. It is the Attacus lorquiini. I sent Gan, my moth nut friend in Singapore, this link and this is his comment: "That is a lovely moth. There are 4 species of Attacas in Philippines and the one posted in the forum is not Atlas moth (Attacas atlas) but a close relative, Attacus lorquiini. Attacas atlas has 2 transparent windows on the forewings while this one has only 1."Now, now, please take note that the moth of the Philippines are understudied. You have reached so many places and for sure you have stayed late at night and have seen lots of them... perhaps we can start a moth photo data base. I have started with butterflies, and still need more. Thanks for sharing, Syl. It is very encouraging at a time when I am on a standstill with my butterfly project. telyds >;< Wow!! 4 species, in the Philippines, of this giant moth !! all the while I thought there is just one species. So I guess this is the montane species and the A. altas is the lowland the other 2??? Really under studied!! But it's still a male though, I got that one right.
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Jan 12, 2010 19:07:52 GMT
This is the reason why Gan of the Butterfly Interest Group of Singapore (Nature Society of Singapore) would like to come to the Philippines very much, to do research on our beautiful moths. I met Gan a couple of months back in Singapore and he showed me a beautiful open butterfly garden he built in the Alexandra hospital grounds. He is also responsible for the live butterfly display at the Changi Airport. Here is the link to his butterfly photos in Singapore. bpals.blogspot.com/butterfly.nss.org.sg/home/I wish we will have our own website soon. lyd
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Post by Ding Carpio on Jan 13, 2010 10:00:24 GMT
Have those in my neighborhood, too. I would occasionally find one on the wall of my garage. In fact, in the morning, my garage used to be "crunchy" as one walks and accidentally steps on all sorts of bugs. But, since I got two ascals, the bugs seem not to come anymore.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jan 14, 2010 1:40:17 GMT
Thanks Telyds! Will continue to take pics when I come across interesting moths and butterflies.
Take a picture of the moths in your house Ding! Might be a different species! Posted this pic in my fb, and a friend commented that he has a pic of a similar moth, but with a slightly different wing pattern.
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