Subject: Moth?
Geographic location of the bug: South Korea, Cheonan, Seonggeosan
Date: 06/30/2019
Time: 07:30 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hello
Could you tell me if this is a moth? And what species is this please?
This was a very large insect with beautiful patterns on its wings!
Many thanks for your help.
How you want your letter signed: Paul Scott
Dear Paul,
This Giant Silkmoth is positively stunning. We quickly identified it as Brahmaea certhia thanks to this Ebay posting, and we verified its identity on The Insect Collector. Bold Systems, a more reliable source, confirms that identification. We are quite curious about the unusual nature of the different tonalities in the underwings. The left underwing is considerably lighter than the right side.
