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Giant Red-eye

Gangara thyrsis

Description:

Gangara thyrsis, commonly known as the Giant Redeye, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It breeds on a number of palm species.

2 Comments

Neena Lenin
Neena Lenin 10 years ago

Thank you Daniele :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Hi Neena Lenin! This one is not a moth, but a butterfly from the skipper family (Hesperiidae).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(bu...)

Neena Lenin
Spotted by
Neena Lenin

Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Spotted on Nov 11, 2013
Submitted on Nov 13, 2013

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