Sunday, January 18, 2009

Giant Moth

This is the Giant Uranid Moth (Lyssa zampa), a very large moth, which looks more like a butterfly. It's usually encountered in forested areas. Managed to snap this shot before it disappeared deeper into the forest.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Giant Uranid Moth (Uranidae Uraniinae Lyssa zampa) 大燕尾蛾

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0807+1385

Shirls said...

Thanks!