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Thinopteryx crocoptera

Thinopteryx crocoptera striolata

Habitat:

Moderate climate, spring time, wet soil, flowering trees.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Thinopteryx crocoptera Thinopteryx crocoptera


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15 Comments

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 11 years ago

Thank you.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Yup. Doesn't look like nebulosa.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Why? It is still Thinopteryx crocoptera. The links for Nebulosa were still for comparison.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Bayucca then change your suggestion.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Thanks Nopayahnah.
bayucca I couldn't find any link to nebulosa species but you are right, Japan is too far for striolata to be found here. And I have not seen the other sex here so I can't say anything about sexual dimorphism.

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

very nice!

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Striolata is the subspecies from Japan. In my eyes a little bit too far away from your spottings. I would just note the species name. Another species would be Th. nebulosa, which looks quite different to yours. Maybe the spots on the forewing are part of a sexual dismorphism??

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Okay :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

yes Harsha.. This Moth is common in North India and Malayan region.. Subspecies formed as per colour combination..

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Thanks bayucca and Ashish. It looks a little different in the pattern on the wings though.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Thinopteryx crocoptera striolata

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Geometridae, Ennominae, Thinopteryx crocoptera.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Swallowtail type moth

Harsha Singh
Spotted by
Harsha Singh

Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Apr 9, 2012
Submitted on Apr 9, 2012

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