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Fruit Piercing Moth

Eudocima hypermnestra

Photo by Sew
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Field Notes

Description:

this fellow came to my home last night.. :D

Species ID Suggestions

Fruit piercing moth

Eudocima hypermnestra ♀

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NuwanChathuranga
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Dot Underwing

Eudocima materna

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Dilan Chathuranga
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Comments (2)
Sew
Thank you very much Dilan.looks so much alike..but the spots on forewings are kind of questionable right??.but I think what Nuwan suggested is correct...
Dilan Chathuranga
Hi,Nice spotting Sew!I'm 100% not sure about the species.Please check following links too... http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Eudocima%20materna https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24004091 Nuwan aiya also have found a moth like this.But there are some differences. https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15469100
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PublishedJune 29, 2014

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