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Dysphania percota

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Dysphania percota

Phylum
  
Order
  
Tribe
  
Dysphaniini

Rank
  
Species

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Dysphania, Dysphania sagana, Erebus macrops, Dysphania militaris, Pachliopta hector

Dysphania percota, the blue tiger moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae that can be found in India.

Description

Similar to Dysphania palmyra, differ in the whole apical area of fore wings being deep purple from the discocellular spot and postmedial line to outer margin, with two small blue spots below the sub-costals and one on inner margin near outer angle. Hind wings never with any trace of yellow. The larvae feed on Carallia species.

References

Dysphania percota Wikipedia


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