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Eligma narcissus
Splitting up one of my old spotting as per the rules. Kalidasa and Nolidae Moth(on the right) hanging out on the tree of heaven. My spotting of Eligma narcissus moth http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/185... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/173... And the caterpillar here http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/181...
Spotted on Dec 12, 2015
Submitted on Dec 12, 2015
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I have also potted the caterpillar of this moth.. pretty one to look at :)
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/181...
Thanks for the info Malcoln. I know that Ailanthus (tree of heaven) is the host plant for this moth. So the name Ailanthus Defoliator makes a lot of sense now :)
This has been called an Ailanthus Defoliator by some sources.