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Parasa Indica

Photo by KishorePawar
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Field Notes

Description:

This moth was found on mango trunk. It emerges from pupa in the evening hours.Considered a pest on mango and coconut.

Habitat:

Mango tree trunk.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
KishorePawar
thanks for correcting me Ashish and dandoucette you are right it is parasa indica
Ashish
Thanks Dan... You almost there... I feel its Parasa darma... which have Golden(or Brown) hump on its back...as seen here... http://skepticalmoth.southernfriedscience.com/2011/09/monday-moth-11/
Dan Doucette
I think this is a species of Parasa, not the one in the link but very similar. http://images.google.com/imgres?q=parasa&hl=en&gbv=2&biw=1277&bih=680&tbm=isch&tbnid=UASU7xuN_n4gGM:&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stinging_Rose_Caterpillar_Moth_(Parasa_indetermina).jpg&docid=s6ICyaI7fqls-M&imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Stinging_Rose_Caterpillar_Moth_(Parasa_indetermina).jpg&w=864&h=972&ei=kreyTum7Ierb0QHR47ysBA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=626&vpy=133&dur=560&hovh=238&hovw=212&tx=126&ty=142&sig=109161674082504177619&page=1&tbnh=145&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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