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Spotted Moth
Xenoplia sp.
22.9965, 87.6856
Field Notes
Description:
Largish moth (third photo shows my pointer finger for comparison). Attractively polka dotted in black and white; touch of yellow near the head.
It sat with its wings open.
Habitat:
Drawn towards the porch light and resting on the bamboo walls of a cottage at Village Kolakham; a remote, forested area situated at an altitude of 1868m in the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling District, on the fringes of the Neora Valley National Park.
Notes:
I thought such a distinctive moth would be easy to ID on image-search; but NO. I need help, please.
Reference Links:
Meloidae — 5-000-000-009-971.jpg
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 31, 2015
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