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Footman Moth

Nepita conferta (Walker, 1854)

Description:

Season : Rainy season Time : 03:00am 23 & 24Sep2021 Frequency : Common Life stage : adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

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2 Comments

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 2 years ago

Thanks Ava T-B. I have added reference. Female moths lay eggs on the pupa of the same species. Not sure the exact reason, may be, cannibalism. BTW, I observed it in this moth species; I'm not sure in other moth species.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 2 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

m.prasad.369
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m.prasad.369

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Sep 24, 2021
Submitted on Oct 6, 2021

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