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Fruit piercing moth

Eudocima materna ??

Photo by sunnyjosef
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large hairy moth of about 50mm. A major pest of orchards.

Habitat:

Flew in at night inside my house.

Notes:

Experts please confirm the ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)

Thank you pamsi, Dr Namgyal and suzmonk for your kind words..
Wonderful photos, Sunny ...

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