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Green Herochroma

Herochroma baibarana, Matsumura 1931

Description:

Herochroma baibarana is a moth of the Geometridae family. It's found in China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Habitat:

Semi-urban building surrounded by forests, mainly cosisting of bamboo, pines, cherry, etc Warm to cool place. Altitude: 1,700 m.

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10 Comments

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Let's keep our fingers crossed!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 8 years ago

Looks good but can't be sure. Many Herochroma species does look alike.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Hi ChungXing, I managed to locate a photo resembling this one via your lead: i.e. Herochroma baibarana. Pl correct it later if need be. Thanks.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Thanks Sunny for the comment.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Thanks ChungXing for the lead.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 8 years ago

Lovely spotting Dr. Sherpa..

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 8 years ago

Herochroma sp.
Possibly H. ochreipicta, H. baibarana or H. baba

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Thanks Toshimi for liking it.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Thanks FilippoGuerra, James McNair, PatriciaPi, Machi, Reza and Antonio for making it favourite.

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Thanks James for liking it.

DrNamgyalTSherpa
Spotted by
DrNamgyalTSherpa

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Mar 22, 2015
Submitted on May 12, 2015

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