Sep 11, 2025
Metalmark Moth (Saptha divitiosa), family Choreutidae, Philippines
photograph by Dix Balino
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Metalmark Moth (Saptha divitiosa), family Choreutidae, Philippines
photograph by Dix Balino
Wide variety of Metalmark moths in this area.
Saptha libanota
18/05/22
#1624 - Saptha libanota
Photo by Benedicte Whitfield in the Cairns Botanical Gardens, Northern Queensland.
AKA Tortyra sybaritis
One of the Metalmark Moths, (Fam. Choreutidae). This particular species is native to Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland, but the foodplant and caterpillar are unknown to science. Other Metalmark species are are known to skeletonise plant leaves, and a few are minor pests.
Metalmarks are often day-flying, and those in the genus Brenthia have eyespots on the wings and are thought to mimic jumping spiders.
Metalmark Moth (Saptha divitiosa), family Choreutidae, Philippines
photograph by Vliente Rey
The moth from Mars.
Saptha libanota
04/02/21
A never-ending search for them
A never-ending search for them
A never-ending search for them
Thalassaemia patient Jaideep and his father Srinivas Reddy waiting for AB+ blood at Rotary Red Cross blood bank in Vijayawada.— Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar
Every month, Srinivas Reddy, a private employee, travels over 400 km from Vizianagaram to Vijayawada to get blood transfusion done for his 14-month-old son Jaideep, who is suffering from Thalassemia.
If distance…
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