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Owlet moth

Gesonia obeditalis Walker, [1859]

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Measurements: ~1.5cm x 0.6cm
Season : Winter season
Time : 00:15am 20Dec2021
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Adult
Observations :
Fore wings look gold coloured whereas hind wings greyish.

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Reference Links:

Gesonia obeditalis

Species ID Suggestions

Owlet moth

Gesonia obeditalis

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (3)
Ornithoptera80
Variation within different specimens and fading colors over it's lifetime play a role to this difference.
m.prasad.369
Thank you Ornithoptera80! :) There is some pattern variation at sub marginal side especially those orange and yellow wavy patterns. Is it because Indian variant or patterns vary in its life time.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021

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