Saturday, October 21, 2023

Thyas coronata

This beautiful moth visited me last evening for a short while.
Thyas coronata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of southern China, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka to Micronesia and the Society Islands. Ref Wikipedia.

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30 comments:

  1. TomOctober 21, 2023 at 5:52 AM

    ...a nice visitor!

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  2. HeidrunOctober 21, 2023 at 11:06 AM

    What a nice visit. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. roentareOctober 21, 2023 at 12:24 PM

    It is looking fabulous!

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  4. Iris FlaviaOctober 21, 2023 at 1:38 PM

    Interesting pattern.

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  5. eileeninmdOctober 21, 2023 at 2:38 PM

    What a beautiful moth, great find and a great photo! Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  6. William KendallOctober 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM

    Very pretty.

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  7. Shiju SugunanOctober 21, 2023 at 3:26 PM

    The moth's center pattern looks just like a stylish dress.

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  8. Yamini MacLeanOctober 21, 2023 at 4:13 PM

    Hari OM
    What a stunner! YAM xx

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  9. AndrewOctober 21, 2023 at 4:44 PM

    I note its eyes on its wings, that aren't eyes.

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  10. Mae TravelsOctober 21, 2023 at 5:15 PM

    Butterflies and moths are really intriguing and beautiful. Your history of the observation of this species is interesting.
    best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  11. ashokOctober 21, 2023 at 6:24 PM

    Its a beauty

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  12. ~Lavender Dreamer~October 21, 2023 at 6:52 PM

    Wow! It looks like 2 different moths put together. What a beauty!

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  13. Miradas desde mi lenteOctober 21, 2023 at 7:44 PM

    Se muestra muy atractiva, en tu excenente fotografía.

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  14. BillOctober 21, 2023 at 9:08 PM

    Very pretty indeed!

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  15. Yogi♪♪♪October 22, 2023 at 1:04 AM

    A beautiful and interesting moth!

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