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Brown Tussock Moth

Olene mendosa

Photo by m.prasad.369
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Measurements: ~1.25cm x 0.75cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 2:45am 27Nov2021
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : adult
Gender : Male (feathery antenna)

Reference Links:

Olene mendosa Hübner 1823 | Species

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Tussock Moth

Olene mendosa

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Ornithoptera80
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Comments (1)
m.prasad.369
Thank you Ornithoptera80! :) Another spotting of O.mendosa with different pattern : https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/183542157. Happy that I could cover 2 variants. :)
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PublishedNovember 27, 2021

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