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Field Notes

Description:

It sat motionless (for 3 minutes at least) on a bush at the roadside, reminding me of the white of a fried egg.

Habitat:

Bush by a Road going through Semi-evergreen forest in Maharashtra state (in the norther portion of Western Ghats mountain range)

Notes:

Seen around noon

Species ID Suggestions

Geometrid Moth

Problepsis sp.

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Comments (2)
bayucca
Geometridae, Sterrhinae, Problepsis sp.. I am not sure if you can go closer than the genus from just a picture. There are quite a lot similar ones around.

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PublishedJanuary 2, 2013

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