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Aloa lactinea, Family: Erebidae

A visitor to my farmhouse porch light... on top of a plastic dining table. This moth doesn't pose spread winged. It was fanning its wings - prepping to take-off while this shot was made. By some freak of a chance, it looks freezed! I'm not sure what happened here. It has never been possible for me before.

Maybe it detected a pre-flash and micro-momentarily stopped fanning?! Whatever!. This will be my most prized moth photo.

Aloa lactinea (red costate tiger moth) is a moth of family Erebidae. It is found in India, Japan, southern and western China, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Burma and the Philippines.

The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions. It is a minor pest, caterpillar feeds on castor, coffee, jute, groundnut, teak, ragi, sunflower, maize, sweetpotato, and beans.
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Author arian.suresh from Chennai, India
Camera location13° 49′ 11.19″ N, 79° 55′ 01.84″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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