April/May 2018
This large brown moth was seen every night at the Yercaud Youreka camp. Attracted by the lights of the dining hall, they would come and sit on the rafters, as also rest on the floor. Unfortunately, the ambient light was poor and I had only my phone camera to depend upon.
The moth was a light brown, with hairy antlers and was around 12-15 cms wingspan. It was slow and clumsy.
I went through Ryan Brook's amazing collection of moth pictures on Flickr, and have made a tentative guess.
If it is a correct id, then this moth is seen ony in India and Sri Lanka, and was identified by someone called Walker in 1855!!
This large brown moth was seen every night at the Yercaud Youreka camp. Attracted by the lights of the dining hall, they would come and sit on the rafters, as also rest on the floor. Unfortunately, the ambient light was poor and I had only my phone camera to depend upon.
The moth was a light brown, with hairy antlers and was around 12-15 cms wingspan. It was slow and clumsy.
I went through Ryan Brook's amazing collection of moth pictures on Flickr, and have made a tentative guess.
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| Tentative id is Eupterote geminata |
If it is a correct id, then this moth is seen ony in India and Sri Lanka, and was identified by someone called Walker in 1855!!
Update - 2022 - Thanks Sagarika. Looks like Apona-shevaroyensis. I will update the id.
hi, check this. https://www.mothsofindia.org/apona-shevaroyensis
ReplyDeleteThanks! It does look like that.
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