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Tussar Silk Moth

Bombyx sp.

Description:

Huge mustard coloured moth

Habitat:

Not sure. Found this resting on a tree in the grimy concrete jungle of Mumbai!

Notes:

It is gynomously huge and beautiful!

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5 Comments

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 years ago

Beautiful color and patterns.
Welcome to Project Noah.

indianature
indianature 11 years ago

Thanks Jeanette and Ismael

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 11 years ago

Wow, what a gorgeous moth!

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Beautiful :)

indianature
Spotted by
indianature

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on May 31, 2009
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

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