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Eumelea rosalia photographed on a window ledge. Let me know if the ID is wrong - it could be the similar E. duponchelii?
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Eumelea rosalia feeding from flower
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close of Eumelea rosalia feeding from flower
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INSECT FACTS |
Identification
Eumelea rosalia is a yellow or orange moth with darker speckles. There are two darker bands across each wing. When the wings are spread, these bands make a pattern like the rings of a section of sawn tree trunk.
Size
wingspan 4cm
Food
The caterpillars feed on Mallotus plants.
Range
found in the oriental tropics, including Borneo, Malaysia, New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Geometridae | | Genus: | Eumelea | | Species: | rosalia | | Common Name: | no common name |
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