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Plume Moth
Deuterocopus socotranus
10.639, 76.5582
Field Notes
Description:
Deuterocopus socotranus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. This is a tiny creature with a wingspan of just one centimeter. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are orange, with multiple lobes. Larvae have been recorded on Vitis lanata, Vitis quadrangularis, Vitis quinquangularis and Cayratia trifolia.
Habitat:
It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Japan and through south-east Asia to New Guinea and Australia, where it is found from Townsville to Brisbane in Queensland. It is also present in Africa (including Nigeria), Oman and Yemen.
Notes:
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterocopus_socotranus
This is the closest I could find from the lead I got from Nuwan Chathuranga. But the wings on the legs baffle me still.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 22, 2013
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