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Glyphodes sibillalis
For National Moth Week 2016. An orange and white moth with clear patches on all wings. I've never seen this one before.
Came to an ultraviolet light set up along the highway on a cliff between San Cristobal and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 18.5, 1164 meters.
Spotted on Jul 24, 2016
Submitted on Jul 26, 2016
6 Comments
Wow! Telll your sister to be sure and get a picture of you on a chair taking pictures! Ha ha. I do the same thing, a LED flashlight in one hand and the camera in the other :)
If you love moths the Dooars region of the state of West Bengal is the place to be. The moths will find you. I use a torch in one hand and a small camera in the other...my sister says I should use a head-mounted light! Maybe she has a point...but the walls are covered with moths and I am often on a chair trying to get the snaps...sometimes the photos are not good because maintaining balance is a problem...and come morning, they disappear.
Do visit if you are planning a trip to India.
Thank you Sukanya! Yes, that's it. And the pictures in the reference have the same oddity of coloring, so I think it is a refection problem from the flash.
That's true Sukanya! I hadn't noticed that. I hope I see another one this week to compare. Maybe it was damaged? You sure are finding fantastic moths - wish I was there with you!
Lauren, Don't you think these two are similar (not perfectly) but maybe the direction to explore?
Glyphodes sibilalis
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?searc...
Interesting pattern...the large circles are not similarly coloured. The one on the right is more grey with a touch of white. The one on the left is white with a touch of grey. Strange...that it is not symmetrically coloured.