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Pyralis manihotalis
Measurements: ~1.10cm x 0.6cm Season : Rainy season Time : 7:15pm 16Nov2021 Frequency : Very Rare Life stage : adult Gender : Male (refer comments below)
Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.
Looks like Brown-shaded Gray Moth (Iridopsis defectaria). Ref : https://www.ecoregistros.org/site_en/ima.... Experts confirmation is required.
Another spotting of the same species : https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18...
Yes, it is a male. Another difference is that it held it's abdomen up on one of the pics, which is typical for male moths.
Ornithoptera80, Thanks for the id confirmation. Is it Male as it has slender abdomen and smaller wing span. As per below link (page 288) female is large than male with wing span (2.4 cm - 3.7 cm): https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xh0R...
So, I believe it is male. If it is juvenile, I may be wrong.
Spotted on Nov 16, 2021
Submitted on Nov 22, 2021
