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Geometrid Moth

Ecliptopera hampsoni

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Dark with elaborate tracery in shades of cream on wings.

Habitat:

Garden of the resort in Village Borong, Sikkim. Photographed at night.

Species ID Suggestions

Geometrid Moth

Ecliptopera hampsoni

Reference Link
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Comments (6)
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
SukanyaDatta
Oh! That is nice to know that I could get a snap...this place was full of moths and it is winter, so in summer and spring it must be even more populated with moths. Please feel free to share this photo with anyone /site that would like to use it....considering that there are not too many snaps of this moth. Thank you again, bayucca.
bayucca
It is obviously quite a rare species. There are only 2 wildlife pictures on the net :-)
SukanyaDatta
Thank you, bayucca. Many thanks to Mr. Peter Smetacek. Without your help I would NEVER have learnt the name of this moth.
bayucca
Thanks Peter Smetacek for confirming the ID!
bayucca
Geometridae, Larentiinae, Ecliptopera sp., and looks like being Ecliptopera hampsoni, assuming the ID of the BOLD link is correct. Not much info about it on the net. http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=70996

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