Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Lepidoptera | Family: Uraniidae | Genus: Lyssa |

The colour of the wings fades as the moth gets older.

This is a large moth that had attracted considerable amount of attention as it tend to emerged in large numbers in some years, even spreading to urban areas. It is the second largest moth available in Singapore with the largest being Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas). My encounter with this moth was documented in my Short Notes on nature in May 2014. The next sighting after the 2014 mass emergence was a squashed specimen (pictures below) found in January 2016 near a park in Marsiling area.

On 24 December 2016, I saw another of this moth at Admiralty Park. I could only glimpse part of its body since its back was facing a thick vegetation.

References:

(1) Kelvin K. P. Lim & Leong Tzi Ming. Swallowtail moths Lyssa zampa mating. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2014:156-157. | Read article |

(2) Leong Tzi Ming. Metamorphosis of the swallowtail moth Lyssa zampa. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2014:158-159. | Read article |

(3) Leong Tzi Ming. Swallowtail moths puddling beside forest streams. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2014:165-166. | Read article |

(4) Marcus A. H. Chua. Swallowtail moths probing tembusu flowers at Saint John's Island. Singapore Biodiversity Records 2014:168. | Read article |

Online References: | Otterman (14 April 2014) | Wiki.nus |