Uranidae Moths

GreenEggs_n_Ham · 27th May 2005

Seen them around? the Giant Uranid Moth (Uranidae Uraniinae Lyssa zampa)

the last known sudden flux of these moths was in hong kong, 1999-2000

http://www.ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/U...ssa-zampa.html

from what i know(and where i stay and work),
Jurong East Swimming Pool (counted 40+) and CBD (counted 20+ in a single office block) area are infested with these moths..

i'm just waiting for an explanation for this eerily sudden increase in moth numbers. the most recent post on these moths indicated it was found in cameron highlands too. meaning their numbers spread over a large area.

Post your pics! or any theories!

sam

spurssy · 27th May 2005

Yeah, 1 gigantic one greeted me yesterday morning when I open my door.. nearly freaked me to death! Were the size of a guava.

Clark75 · 27th May 2005

Yah man! Saw one at the ground floor of my office building!

seankyh · 28th May 2005

yup. Outside my lift just now. How come the timing so good one?

Curare · 28th May 2005

Well, 1 got into the lift at my blk. It made grown men do a double take and back out of the lift when they saw it. Still see some fluffing ard at the void deck.

birefringence · 28th May 2005

Saw one in the car park just now... What a coincidence!

hhho · 28th May 2005

ya! I found one in AH Butterfly Trail

Cheers,
Patrick Ho

spitfire · 28th May 2005

3 of them greeted me in the blk Im staying juz a few days ago at Hougang...

Sandman77 · 28th May 2005

saw a few in my area too

hmm how come so many at the same time ??

adrian_wee · 29th May 2005

Saw 1 outside my gf place in chua chu kang.:>

Kho King · 29th May 2005

on Friday night...there are hundreds or thousands of this big large moth flying around outside the building of Jaya Jusco shopping complex in Taman Universiti, Skudai, Johor. This is the first time I saw so many at one time...and there are all around!!! Too bad I don't have a camera at that time to capture the scene...incredible...amazing...scary...

It was around 9pm when I do my shopping there.

Kho King · 29th May 2005

Btw, just a few weeks ago, I saw lots (hundreds) of small caterpillars crawling on the pedestrian way in my university (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), and I believe these caterpillars are what later evolve into these moths.

flambe · 29th May 2005

hi all, didn't notice this thread till someone pointed it out - see this link for my contribution.

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...=1#post1313137

scandisk · 29th May 2005

got a shot at one at my workplace...there's lots of them flying around there...

http://gallery.clubsnap.com/showphot...cat/508/page/1

spurssy · 29th May 2005

I saw quite a number of them in Suntec yesterday... and i noticed they are always facing down!

scandisk · 29th May 2005

yes the one I took the shot at was actually facing down...I touched up with PS...

27th May 2005	#1
GreenEggs_n_Ham Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 430	Uranidae Moths Seen them around? the Giant Uranid Moth (Uranidae Uraniinae Lyssa zampa) the last known sudden flux of these moths was in hong kong, 1999-2000 http://www.ccs-hk.org/DM/butterfly/U...ssa-zampa.html from what i know(and where i stay and work), Jurong East Swimming Pool (counted 40+) and CBD (counted 20+ in a single office block) area are infested with these moths.. i'm just waiting for an explanation for this eerily sudden increase in moth numbers. the most recent post on these moths indicated it was found in cameron highlands too. meaning their numbers spread over a large area. Post your pics! or any theories! sam __________________ Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. www.theyummyphotographer.blogspot.com Last edited by GreenEggs_n_Ham; 27th May 2005 at 10:28 PM. Reason: adding details

27th May 2005	#2
spurssy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 443	Yeah, 1 gigantic one greeted me yesterday morning when I open my door.. nearly freaked me to death! Were the size of a guava. __________________ Adams Tan Flickr: Hawaii, Tasmania

28th May 2005	#7
hhho Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: West Posts: 1,543	Found it in AH Butterfly Trail ya! I found one in AH Butterfly Trail Cheers, Patrick Ho

29th May 2005	#11
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	on Friday night...there are hundreds or thousands of this big large moth flying around outside the building of Jaya Jusco shopping complex in Taman Universiti, Skudai, Johor. This is the first time I saw so many at one time...and there are all around!!! Too bad I don't have a camera at that time to capture the scene...incredible...amazing...scary... It was around 9pm when I do my shopping there. __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool:

29th May 2005	#12
Kho King Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,799	Btw, just a few weeks ago, I saw lots (hundreds) of small caterpillars crawling on the pedestrian way in my university (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia), and I believe these caterpillars are what later evolve into these moths. __________________ KOH KHO KING http://ShaShinKi.com ~ Malaysia Online Camera Shop! :cool:

27th May 2005	#3
Clark75 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Leith Road Posts: 126	Yah man! Saw one at the ground floor of my office building!

28th May 2005	#4
seankyh Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 790	yup. Outside my lift just now. How come the timing so good one?

28th May 2005	#5
Curare Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Posts: 230	Well, 1 got into the lift at my blk. It made grown men do a double take and back out of the lift when they saw it. Still see some fluffing ard at the void deck.

28th May 2005	#6
birefringence Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 231	Saw one in the car park just now... What a coincidence!

28th May 2005	#8
spitfire Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Hougang Posts: 327	3 of them greeted me in the blk Im staying juz a few days ago at Hougang...

28th May 2005	#9
Sandman77 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 513	saw a few in my area too hmm how come so many at the same time ??

29th May 2005	#10
adrian_wee Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: East Posts: 266	Saw 1 outside my gf place in chua chu kang.:>

29th May 2005	#13
flambe Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 188	hi all, didn't notice this thread till someone pointed it out - see this link for my contribution. http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthrea...=1#post1313137

29th May 2005	#14
scandisk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampines, Singapore Posts: 3,685	got a shot at one at my workplace...there's lots of them flying around there... http://gallery.clubsnap.com/showphot...cat/508/page/1