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Nacoleia sp.
Nacoleia is a genus of moths of the subfamily Spilomelinae in the family Crambidae. This species looks very similar to Nacoleia inouei, though some variation of color-pattern suggest that it's another species or a subspecies. https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?... https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/946961-...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is one of the last primary rainforests in Sri Lanka and is a biodiversity hotspot, it was established as a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978, and a World Heritage site in 1988 by UNESCO. More than 60% of the trees are endemic, it's also home to 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of animals and 95% of the endemic birds of the country. Surrounded in dense fog, the dangerous, dark and mysterious Sinharaja forest is steeped in deep legend and mystery. The word Sinharaja means lion- (සිංහ/சிங்கம் sinha) king or kingdom (රාජ/ராஜா raja), and a popular folk legend has it that a legendary lion lived in this protected forest. 60% of the forest in contained within the border of Rathnapura District, 20% in the Galle District, and 20% in Kaluthara District. The forest is likely to have formed during the Jurassic era and spans over an area of 360 km², it is the most dense rainforest in Asia with 240,000 plants per hectare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinharaja_...
Taken at camp during the night.
"cf." is originally latin from conferre meaning "compare" or "it looks like being". It is a valid compromise if you have then correct genus, but you are not 100% certain about the correct species or "need to be verified".
I am pretty sure it is a Nacoleia sp., with Nacoleia inouei the closest and according to the link above found in India, but in Wiki in Japan and Korea. So to be on the safe side I suggest Nacoleia cf. inouei as scientific name. I do not really know how variable this species is and what the range indeed is.
https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?...
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Spotted on Jan 27, 2021
Submitted on Jan 30, 2022
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