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Mung Bean Moth

Maruca vitrata

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Length : ~2.10cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 02:40am 09Aug2021
Frequency : Common
Life stage : adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Notes:

it looks like, maruca pod borer/bean pod borer/soybean pod borer/mung moth/legume pod borer(Maruca vitrata). Experts confirmation is required.

Reference Links:

Mung Bean Moth (Maruca vitrata) · iNaturalist

Species ID Suggestions

Mung Bean Moth

Maruca vitrata

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PublishedOctober 2, 2021

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