Moth or Butterfly?

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  1. kd05

    kd05 New Seed

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    Hi, I spootted this in my garden yesterday afternoon. I think it is a moth but not too sure. Would love to know which if anybody can help.
    Thanks

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  3. FlowerFreak22

    FlowerFreak22 In Flower Plants Contributor

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    It is a moth, maybe Asura polyspila or Asura lydia.
     
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    I believe it to be a butterfly.

    Moths have feathery antenna and typically come out at night.

    Antenna look smooth from my vantage point.

    Ron
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Butterflies usually sit with them wings closed above them and moths normally hold theirs in the way the one in your photograph does. I think it may be Asura bipars as the pattern isn't the same as Asura lydia.
     
  6. kd05

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    thank you for helping :)
    I have another pic if anyone could help with this
    thanks

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