Ghost moth

Name: Ghostly Silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina)

Pu'er, Yunnan, China

Ceranchia Apollina(Ghostly Silkmoth) -Male -Madagascar -(4 in wingspan). This is a semi transparent Silk Moth which is endemic to Madagascar. The common name "Ghostly Silkmoth" is due to it being a Silk Moth which is semi transparent white with black highlights, which makes it look ghostly. Note: The abdomen here is stained some as it should be all white with an orange tip.

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Their English name is derived from the males of the spp. humuli which are entirely white, however, the females are larger with a striking yellow forewing with distinctive orange markings. The Shetland spp. thulensis is smaller with a creamy white forewing marked with brown. When at rest they hold their elongated wings almost vertically against their body.

Ceranchia apollina - a Madagascar endemic species - in captivity in the Netherlands -- Bart Coppens

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