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Moth

Parasa Indica

Description:

This moth was found on mango trunk. It emerges from pupa in the evening hours.Considered a pest on mango and coconut.

Habitat:

Mango tree trunk.

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5 Comments

KishorePawar
KishorePawar 12 years ago

thanks for correcting me Ashish and dandoucette you are right it is parasa indica

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Thanks Dan... You almost there...
I feel its Parasa darma... which have Golden(or Brown) hump on its back...as seen here...
http://skepticalmoth.southernfriedscienc...

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think this is a species of Parasa, not the one in the link but very similar.
http://images.google.com/imgres?q=parasa...

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Vive les pests!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Pretty pest!

KishorePawar
Spotted by
KishorePawar

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Spotted on Nov 3, 2011
Submitted on Nov 3, 2011

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