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Black looper/Black inch worm

Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860)

Description:

Measurements: ~2.75cm x 1.20cm Season : Winter season Time : 6:30pm 24Dec2021 Frequency : Very Rare Life stage : Adult Gender : Male (feathery antennae)

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Notes:

It looks like  black looper/black inch worm (Hyposidra talaca) but minor difference in the pattern. Ref : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyposidr...

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2 Comments

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 2 years ago

It is indeed a Hyposidra talaca male.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/196588

Francis Floe
Francis Floe 2 years ago

Looks like Hyposidra talaca to me, it could be that the wings have faded over time as they age, or the light conditions it was taken on the photo. I'm not an expert so I think they can decide what it is.

m.prasad.369
Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Dec 24, 2021
Submitted on Dec 24, 2021

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