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Spilosoma obliqua

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Thank you Sukanya for the id, I think this is Spilosoma (Diacrisia) obliqua becuse this has the redness under its wings, and it is visible here. Lemyra wernerthomasi does not have redness under its wings. Thank you very much.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Either Lemyra wernerthomasi

or Spilosoma (Diacrisia) obliqua

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/191... (This is a similar spotting that I have...please take a look.)

Uttarakhand, India

Spotted on Jun 4, 2017
Submitted on Jun 27, 2017

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