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Lesser Rice-Leafroller

Marasmia poeyalis

Description:

Measurements: ~1.25cm x 0.90cm Season : Rainy season Time : 12:30am 09Nov2021 Frequency : Very Rare Life stage : adult

Notes:

Wings look transparent; one can observe background wall color clearly through wings. It looks like some moth species from Genus Cnaphalocrocis. Experts confirmation is required.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Lesser Rice-Leafroller
Marasmia poeyalis Lesser Rice-Leafroller (Marasmia poeyalis) · iNaturalist


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2 Comments

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 2 years ago

Got few more details. Wiki link : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnaphalo...
Looks like Cnaphalocrocis & Marasmia are synonyms.
I see below binomial nomenclature :
Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833) & Marasmia poeyalis (Boisduval, 1833). Both are being used. :)

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 2 years ago

Thank you Ornithoptera80! :) One observation : Cnaphalocrocis and Marasma are synonyms as per wiki (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnaphalo...)

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

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Nov 8, 2021
Submitted on Nov 8, 2021

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