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Originally Posted by Dan Salter  Another very likely suspect, however if it is the culprit it would go against nearly all sightings that swear bling the insect was totally pink with no black, blue or other markings. But as with cinnebar syndrome i suspect in flight this is not visible. |
Yes, in flight it will look totally pink as the wings are very flouresent and its quite stuning. Only when it landed did I notice the other detail and as you can see those details are quit small compared to the larger shocking pink area.
There seems to be several types and I have also noticed like huntsman spiders etc they dont always get killed off during export on plants and fruit (in egg stages).
Still wherever it comes from be it imported by mistake or escaped from a butterfly house, its quite an amazing sight.