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Abraxas sp
Medium sized moth. Wing bears patterns of grey (like floating monsoon clouds) on white. Mustard yellow pattern on neck rather like a ruff or collar and on the hind wings. Abdomen is bright yellow with black spots.
Drawn towards the porch light of a cottage at Village Kolakham; a remote, forested area on the Indo-Nepal border.This place is situated at an altitude of 1868m in the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling District, on the fringes of Neora Valley National Park. It is a paradise for moths.
http://www.quazoo.com/q/Abraxas%20niphon... A. niphonibia is good match but I cannot find any reference to India (only Japan and Korea)
Spotted on Mar 24, 2015
Submitted on Apr 7, 2015
2 Comments
Thanks. Pampa.
Kolakham was a Mine. So many types of moths.. great.