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Emerald Moth

Comibaena pictipennis

Description:

Small green moth (Emerald?) with splotchy brown dis-colouration of the lower borders of the wings...maybe it helps it to merge against the brown-green of leaves?

Habitat:

On the walls of the resort at Borong, Sikkim. Hilly, remote,with lots of vegetation.

Notes:

ID: courtesy bayucca.

2 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Another name!!! Thank you. bayucca. Many many thanks.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Gemoetridae, Geometrinae, Comibaena sp. and Comibaena pictipennis.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Spotted on Oct 20, 2015
Submitted on Oct 31, 2015

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