Moth : Monkey Moth - Eupterote Asclepiades From Rejang Land Sumatra

Not many data about this moth, but this is a moth that captured from Rejang Land Sumatra, this moth known as Monkey Moth or eupterote asclepiades.
Male Form Eupterote Asclepiades.
Female Form Eupterote Asclepiades.


Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Sub Order:
Glossata
Super Family:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Eupterote
Species:
E. Asclepiades



Image Location : 
  1. Male Form : Teladan Village, South Curup District
  2. Female Form Talang Rimbo Lama Village, Middle Curup District


References :
  1. Thank To Tunjang ( Rejang-lebong.blogspot ) for the ID
  2. J.D. Holloway, The Moths of Borneo Part 3, page 66
  3. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Haruta%20Collection/65_Eupterotidae/Eupterote%20asclepiades/CBM-ZI%2025963.jpg
  4. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Haruta%20Collection/65_Eupterotidae/Eupterote%20asclepiades/CBM-ZI%2025963U.jpg

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