Photo 75770, (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved

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hkmoths

Date

February 28, 2009 08:32 PM HKT

Description

Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Erebinae
Erebus caprimulgus

seen at night by torchlight, at rest on a leaf.
Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
This is a pretty large noctuid, about 100mm across. There are only a handful of records from Hong Kong, and I think this is the first male that's been recorded in Hong Kong.
The blue around the edges of the wings is light refracted from the camera flash.

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