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Geometrid Moth

Abraxas sp

Description:

Wonderful white moth

Habitat:

Spotted in northen part of India.

Notes:

About a CM in size. White with grey spots.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Geometridae, Ennominae, Abraxini, Abraxas (genus), Calospilos (subgenus).
Obviously a tricky genus to ID, need DNA or genital dissection to be sure about the species.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8981098@N07...
It is wonderful, but it is not a butterfly but a moth.

MahabaleshwaraB
Spotted by
MahabaleshwaraB

Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on May 5, 2013
Submitted on Nov 25, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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