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OWL MOTH

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a owl moth . Looks very wild .

Habitat:

Trees.

Notes:

Found it on a leaf of mango tree.Spotted by me.The leaves were brought for the Ganesha festival.

Species ID Suggestions

Owl moth

Erebus macrops

Reference Link
KarenL
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Comments (4)
SulochanaGopinath
Thank you KarenL for identifying.Thank you Ashish for suggestion .Thank you Matthijs for liking it!!!.
Ashish
Also change category as Arthropod....!!
KarenL
Not a butterfly but a beautiful Owl moth!
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2011

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