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Helicoverpa armigera
Small moth. Very light dirty green colour with squiggly, spots and round marks on wings. When the hind wings fan out there is a squarish dark patch on each wing.
Drawn towards the porch light of a cottage at Village Kolakham; a remote, forested area on the Indo-Nepal border.This place is situated at an altitude of 1868m in the Kalimpong Hills of Darjeeling District, on the fringes of Neora Valley National Park.
Wikipedia says : It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species.
Spotted on Mar 23, 2015
Submitted on Apr 5, 2015
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