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Congratulations DrNamgyalT.Sherpa! Your spotting was selected for spotting of the day on June 20th!
Today’s spotting of the day is the striking Vishnou lappet moth (Trabala vishnou)!
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Vishnou lappet moth:
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Thank you very much, Hema! I'm looking forward to share what I learn with the community! :)
Hi Hema! I'm currently a senior in high school, but will be attending Cornell University in the fall for entomology.
Thank you, bayucca! So glad to be back. :)
These moths are called turntails in Africa as well.
Sorry about that! I must have had another species in my clipboard. The common name was a guess for me. Most of the moths in this genus in NA are referred to by the genus name, with the specific name translated to English. I translated adulatrix, which turned out to be part of the root word "to flatter".
Cisseps fulvicollis would have a blue abdomen, and sometimes has a yellowish costa.
A much fresher individual. Wonderful!
Hi Ingrid, do you have any other photos of this moth? I have some ideas but it is hard to tell without a photo of the wings. Nice find!
