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Sat 11 Jun 2005

Neil Humphreys writes about Lyssa zampa

Category : nature

"Like a moth to a flat." By Neil Humphreys. Today, 11 Jun 2005.

"I grabbed my camera, which happened to be in my hand (I had planned to whack him with it) and snapped the giant moth. The flash made the winged wonder snap. And he flew towards me.

"He"s coming right us!" I croaked. "Run for the Bukit Timah hills, save yourself!" Batman landed on my boxer shorts, which made me panic. Moths are famous fabric nibblers. What if he eats his way through the boxer shorts and spots another furry caterpillar? He might think it"s a long-lost relative.

Well, I had no time for an insect family reunion in my nether regions. Standing by an open window, I shook my boxer shorts furiously to get rid of him, an action that I suspect gave the wrong impression to my neighbours."

See also:

• "Mam-moth invasion." By Dawn Quek. Today, 11 Jun 2005.
• Lyssa zampa flickr album - various readers, from 27 May 2005.
• "Moth Attack." Posted by Preetam Rai. Tomorrow.sg, 28 May 2004
• "It's the season for Lyssa zampa, the large, nocturnal, white-striped moth." By N. Sivasothi. Habitatnews, 27 May 2004.

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