PNG moth (1 Viewer)

[Surreybirder]

How about this one for camouflage?
This was on the table of my brother's house at Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea.
Ken

 

[honeym]

Hi Ken
It's the erebid, Phyllodes verhuelli Vollenhoven, 1858. It's also got great 'startle' coloration if the camouflage doesn't work: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-content/uploads//2008/10/underwing_philippines.jpg
Martin

 

[Surreybirder]

Thanks, Martin, I'm impressed you managed to track it down!
Ken

 

[Dom F]

There is a superb webpage for Papua moths run by Rob de Vos
http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect orders/Lepidoptera/Lepidoptera families.htm
well worth a look if you have any more photos - it is still a work in progress but gets updated regularly

 

[Andy Adcock]

Got a similar one in Venezuela last year.

Imagine if that bit of red wasn't visible when it was on the ground, you wouldn't look at it twice.

A

 

[honeym]

Thanks, Martin, I'm impressed you managed to track it down!
Ken

40 years curating the NHM's collections helps.
Martin