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Xenoplia sp.
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.
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.
I thought such a distinctive moth would be easy to ID on image-search; but NO. I need help, please.
Spotted on Mar 26, 2015
Submitted on Mar 31, 2015
5 Comments
I think I missed it.
Thanks, Hema. Another of my moths now has a name and an ID.
looks like a Xenoplia sp.
A very similar moth is found in Malaysia.
Xenoplia sp.
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