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This moth (Pingasa ruginaria) escapes the notice of predators by concealing itself against the trunk of a tree where it rests by day. Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of a variety of trees including Litsea, Cinnamomum, and Nephelium. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Borneo, East Malaysia, Geometridae, Geometroidea, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Malaysia, Sarawak, Southeast Asia, animal, arthropod, background matching, bark, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, disruptive coloration, fauna, geometer moth, insect, invertebrate, moth, rainforest, tropical
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Borneo, Insects, Camouflage
This moth (Pingasa ruginaria) escapes the notice of predators by concealing itself against the trunk of a tree where it rests by day. Its caterpillars feed on the leaves of a variety of trees including Litsea, Cinnamomum, and Nephelium. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).