Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Not a leaf

From a quick glance from a distance, one would have thought it is just another dead leaf. But at closer inspection, the asymmetrical pattern and the two spots are dead giveaways that its not a leaf. Not that bad a camouflage though, with some dried leaves lying next to it will make the moths disguise even more realistic. The moth is a leaf mimic. I'm no entomologist, so I'm guessing it is a specie of Oreta (subfamily Oretinae), do correct me if I'm wrong.

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