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Arctiid moth

Pangora matherana

Description:

Brightly colored moth about an inch long

Habitat:

Flew in attracted to light.

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7 Comments

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 3 years ago

Thank you dr Sherpa.

DrNamgyalTSherpa
DrNamgyalTSherpa 3 years ago

Wow, Sunny so beautiful!

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 3 years ago

Thank you Maria, Ornithoptera, Saturniidae..

Maria dB
Maria dB 3 years ago

When I was young, I thought moths were just a nuisance insect that would eat holes in your wool clothing. Now I often think they are more beautiful than the butterflies! This is a cool example of how attractive they can be!

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 3 years ago

This specimen looks a little different than most Pangora Matherana. Could it be Pangora coorgensis, though there are no pictures that I can find, but there is a wikipedia page on this species.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangora_co...

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 3 years ago

Great find, found one of these last time I went to India.

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago

Nice spotting Sunny. These moths only feed only on lichens, which I find very interesting :-)
https://www.mothsofindia.org/larval-host...

sunnyjosef
Spotted by
sunnyjosef

Kakkanad, Kerala, India

Spotted on Jul 19, 2020
Submitted on Jul 24, 2020

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