Wildlife photographers help many of us keep in touch with the most peculiar and rare creatures residing on Earth. Without them, we would not even know what some animals look like. Take, for instance, such rare and endangered beings as Philippine eagles or white-bellied pangolins, which have been captured by photographers long before they’ll go extinct. One such photographer, David Weiller, who explores the wonders of nature, recently showed us another rarely-seen animal—the Brahmaea hearseyi moth.
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The species can be found in the Northeast Himalayas, Western China, Sundaland, Burma, and the Philippines. One of these places, Sabah, Borneo, is where Weiller encountered the peculiar moth. While it was calmly sitting on a branch, the photographer managed to take a stunning HD video of its markings.
This moth belongs to the Brahmin moth family, also known as Brahmaeidae. Their family consists of 7 different genera of nearly 40 different moth species.
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What makes all of these species unique is their intricate wing patterns that simply captivate everyone who encounters them.
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Brahmaea hearseyi is probably the most bizarre one from its family, as its brown-colored wings could be easily confused with the eyes of a tiger.
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