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Othreis homaena
Colorful moth: 7-8 cm wingspan & 5 cm long Notice the 'eyes' behind its real eyes - at the junction of its thorax & abdomen. Long moustache too!
Forest of Phansad WildLife Sanctuary near Alibaug / Roha / Murud.
This moth startled me when I approached to photograph it. Sensing my presence, it fluttered and the yellow of its wings took me by surprise. The picture has been taken with flash. Without flash, the green of the wings looks blue.
This would be the male and it is/was also called Eudocima homaena.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenend/14...
Exceptional!! Wonderful capture!! It is the female of Othreis homaena. Noctuidae, Catocalinae.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8149736@N05...
Spotted on Sep 30, 2012
Submitted on Oct 1, 2012
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