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Cucumber Moth

Diaphania indica

Photo by EduardoFrick
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

airplane-looking little moth, about 1,5cm wide, with a strange tail

Habitat:

urban

Notes:

Wikipedia says it likes cucumbers and because of it, this moth is an agricultural pest

Reference Links:

Diaphania indica

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Carolina
I found one too! Its a Cucumber moth http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6568120
Steffi
What an interesting little moth!

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2011

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