Can You Identify It?

[Krungbin]

Bangkok...

This beautiful butterfly elected to spend the night at home.

Quite large: the wingspan is 19 cm.

Can somebody identify it?

[jimbeam1]

Sorry can't identify it, but I think you will find that it is a Moth?

[nullx8]

yeah look very much like a moth, but a nice one ..

this animals are commonly kinda big around here.

i did see one sleeping in the parking lot with almost same span size

also butterfly's can get kinda huge here like this one: http://goo.gl/oxCB6

[mstribling]

It is a Thai BMF moth. Very common.

[Forethat]

This, my dear Krungbin, is a member of the Uraniidae family (Uraniidae Uraniinae).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraniidae

The moth in question is commonly known as Lyssa Zampa.

[Krungbin]

Many thanks, my dear Forethat! What a beautiful animal!

This, my dear Krungbin, is a member of the Uraniidae family (Uraniidae Uraniinae).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uraniidae

The moth in question is commonly known as Lyssa Zampa.

[daveh]

yeah look very much like a moth, but a nice one ..

this animals are commonly kinda big around here.

i did see one sleeping in the parking lot with almost same span size

also butterfly's can get kinda huge here like this one: http://goo.gl/oxCB6

Actually, that looks like an Atlas Moth (worlds largest moth). How heavy was it?