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Melonworm moth

Diaphania hyalinata

Photo by gayendhu
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The wings are pearly white centrally, and slightly iridescent, but are edged with a broad band of dark brown

Habitat:

Found it in my house.
India
Bangalore.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Michael
Hi gayendhu, welcome to the Project Noah community!
SukanyaDatta
Hello gayendhu, Welcome to Project Noah. This is a site dedicated to wildlife; so you can share photos that you have taken of wildlife (not pets or dead animals please) and engage with the PN community. Please do not take photos from the Internet or from others without permission. You have a nice first spotting. Enjoy the site. Keep posting. Have fun. See you around.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2021

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