Butterfly – It Is Not!
July 11th, 2005 - Monday
This butterfly flew into the apartment at 7.45pm just now. It is bigger than my palm from wing tip to wing tip. At the time of posting this entry, the butterfly is still somewhere in the kitchen. This is one of the bigger butterflies I have seen.
Note:
Thanks to CJ who informed me that its scientific name is Lyssa zampa and mike who pointed out that it is a moth.
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July 11th, 2005 at 23:37
Saw one of this on Maxwell Hill too, my bio teacher told me it’s Lyssa zampa, a kind of moth. Just for interest. Haha
July 11th, 2005 at 23:40
That’s huge.
July 12th, 2005 at 00:01
I had the same one too.
July 12th, 2005 at 00:42
looks like we have the same type of butterfly, peter. old folks in my kampung believe this type of bufferfly brings visitors to the house…
http://mytravellingjack.blogspot.com/2005/06/call-of-butterfly.html
July 12th, 2005 at 00:58
yea, i once heard that a butterfly in the house means that there’s visitor to the house..
July 12th, 2005 at 09:24
I have been having the same butterfly in my house for the past one week. Got hit by the ceiling fan. Not sure if it is a good sign or otherwise.
July 12th, 2005 at 10:29
ya.. this kind of butterfly been to my house last 2 weeks.. old folks said that it is somebody u know come back to visit u..( dunno whether true or not)..
July 12th, 2005 at 12:15
everytime when there’s this kinda butterfly flying around my house, my gramma used to tell me that it’s my ah kong coming back for a visit =) and that was years ago.
July 12th, 2005 at 13:26
ya lo ya lo, my mom also told me same thing – got visitor ah! May b it’s their way of scaring d little one so they wont go play wif d butterfly or kill it.
July 12th, 2005 at 15:27
hmmm …. i hv the same thing happening to me yar these two months … go back batu pahat, 2 appeared in my room, come back to KL …another one in my toilet. and i stay at the 13th floor …wonder how they flew up? but they are like everywhere! maybe its a sign …….
July 12th, 2005 at 17:13
i saw one at upper penang road, during night time, on an AWAS sign, along the busy road. took pictures with cindy’s camera. waiting for her to pass them to me…
July 12th, 2005 at 18:16
Its a moth and if u use the new highway to Kuantan, u will see lots of it sticking to buildings at the last toll. Er….. cant count them
July 12th, 2005 at 21:38
I’ve got one in my room right now
The same one
July 12th, 2005 at 22:55
It must be your mum who came back to visit. I believe in it because everytime someone dies, a butterfly appears.
July 12th, 2005 at 23:22
WAah… now butterfly seson already. When I was back to my hometown, a same spesies butterfly was in my uncle’s house. I also saw it at a roadside stall. My class also got this spesies of butterfly hanging on top f the ceiling. Was at there for a week already.
July 12th, 2005 at 23:26
Wow, you actually took a picture of a giant moth bigger than your palm? I would’ve run away screaming! ;P
July 13th, 2005 at 00:06
CJ,
Thanks for sharing its scientific name.
JxT2J,
It was!
frostier,
I think this is one of the more prevalent species.
Jaxon,
I was told that too.
sue-n,
What kind of visitor?
Sean,
It must have been famished.
blinkiblink,
Maybe this is its mating season?
charlyn,
It probably was blown up by the wind.
terry,
Looking forward to your entry on this too.
mike,
There must be a colony of it somewhere near there.
Jinny,
You too…
Cherry,
I would like to believe that but…
Kiasi,
This thing is everywhere.
Liz,
I was actually scared that it would settle on my body somewhere. If that happened, I would be screaming too.
July 13th, 2005 at 04:15
Hmmm i noticed there’s alot of this kind of gigantic moths flying around our neighbourhood lately.
July 13th, 2005 at 13:08
that’s a moth, no?
July 13th, 2005 at 17:53
i’ve seen a lot of these big butterflies lately especially near my workplace. one was torn into 2 pieces. I felt weird seeing too many of them suddenly. why? is it because their home has been invaded and they have no where to fly to? or is it because of some other reasons?
July 14th, 2005 at 00:58
Its an atlas moth…one of the biggest moth species in the world i think, alongside the lunar moth or something like that…
July 14th, 2005 at 14:33
Wow! I just love butterflies! They’re so beautiful! I hope you’re doing well Peter! Think of you often & pray for you daily! Huggz! Koda
July 15th, 2005 at 09:20
you know what? this is strange because the same looking insect is also in my home!! i don’t know how it came in: all of the windows are sealed shut and the grills are all way too small for anything of that size to get through. ack! my mum’s dead scared of it. she wants to shelltox it.
July 15th, 2005 at 10:21
my office building is swarmed by these beauties the last 2 months. lately i noticed even suria is the same. they’re quite beautiful, in a brownish sort of way. i resisted the urge to snap them, coz they always stick to the glass panel (so probably won’t be a good pix).
but day if i see one of them rest on a flower or leaf…
July 16th, 2005 at 02:32
anthraxxxx,
Looks like it is prevalent lately. Where are you at?
KY,
Yes, it is a moth.
ST,
I absolutely have no idea.
me,
I do not think that is an Atlas moth.
KODA,
I am fine… I think. Thanks. Peace be with you.
dave,
There must have been a gap somewhere.
simon,
Its size makes it a novelty. I could not resist the urge to take a shot of it.
July 17th, 2005 at 09:06
I heard some morphs are poisonous
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July 18th, 2005 at 16:13
Life Feel,
Thanks for informing us.
July 31st, 2005 at 08:52
It’s Lyssa zampa as someone pointed out. See more information here.
July 31st, 2005 at 21:00
Otterman,
Thanks for sharing too.
August 29th, 2005 at 01:46
I have moth and butterfly phobia. These days, I have get home before 7pm. No more going out after 7pm. Lots of them at the staircase. Major problem. I don’t remember seeing this many previous years. What happen? Anyone out there knows whether they are seasonal?
September 2nd, 2005 at 13:23
siu,
I guess this is a seasonal thing. Th weather could have a hand too. Take care.