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Xestia c-nigrum
This moth has a beautiful design on wings that looks like a wooden carving. The forewings of this species are reddish-brown with distinctive patterning towards the base; a black mark resembling the Hebrew letter nun (נ) with a pale cream-coloured area adjacent to this mark. The hindwings are cream-coloured. (courtesy:wikipedia)
Lower Himalayas.
Spotted on Oct 11, 2012
Submitted on Oct 11, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks ianmaton. I found a few links of the same from India. It has an interesting pattern on the wings. Thanks for the wiki link. I added the info here too.
I don't know the moths of India but this looks like a Setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum). I think it may occur in India. Here's a link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setaceous_H...