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The cucumber moth ♀

Diaphania indica (Saunders, 1851)

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Diaphania indica

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Melonworm Moth

Diaphania hyalinata

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Comments (4)
Bkripto
Im thinking Melonworm Moth? Look here… https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1145360
IrinaSh
Thanks Nidhin. I'm understood you about semi lucid wings ,white band on the intersection of their;do not use an electron microscope:))Thank you !
Nidhin Basheer
Thanks Irina :) Its a major pest species. R u talking about what appears to be a white band in the white region of the wing? In that case its not a micro structure of any sort. Since the wings are semi lucid the intersection of the upper and lower wings forms a white band, that's all it is :)
IrinaSh
Beautiful moth!Good spottings! What is the microstructure of the white areas of the wings?

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2016

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