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Photo by vipin.baliga
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Field Notes

Description:

The coloration of this moth looks exactly like a tree bark coverd with moss!!

After photographing it I went away in search of other insects. Later when I decided to check on this moth again, it took me a while to spot him, even though he was in the exact same place :-D

Requesting the ID.
Size: Slightly larger than 1 inch

Habitat:

Cultivated forest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
JillBlack
Good spotting it really blends in with tree and moss
HarumKoh
these links are similar moth in japan, "Trachea sp". :))) 1. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Hadeninae/Trachea_atriplicis_gnoma.html 2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Hadeninae/Trachea_melanospila.html 3. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Hadeninae/Trachea_punkikonis_lucilla.html 4. http://www.jpmoth.org/Noctuidae/Hadeninae/Trachea_tokiensis.html

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Mimetic Animals of the World
Wildlife in the Western Ghats
Mission
Insects and Invertebrates of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

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PublishedAugust 6, 2013

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