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Fruit Sucking Moth

Eudocima materna

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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22.9965, 87.6856

Field Notes

Description:

It looks like a thorny twig with a green leaf.

Habitat:

I found it in the washroom of the guest house I stayed in at Shantiniketan, 23.6800° N, 87.6800° E, West Bengal India.

Notes:

Great camouflage colouration. All thanks to NuwanChathuranga for the ID.

Reference Links:

Eudocima materna, Noctuidae | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Fruit Sucking Moth

Eudocima materna

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NuwanChathuranga
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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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