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Rice Leafroller Moth

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis

Description:

Tiny. Pale yellow to cream in colour. Two complete thin brown lines on the centre of the wings and near the head. An incomplete line between these two bands.Terminal dark band (thicker) on the wings.

Habitat:

House.

Notes:

It is an agricultural pest...wonder what it was doing inside a home.

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Rice Leafroller
Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Cnaphalocrocis medinalis


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3 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thanks, Leuba. But it is an agricultural pest!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 9 years ago

Very pretty moth Sukanya.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thanks, Nuwan.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Oct 19, 2014
Submitted on Oct 20, 2014

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