Family Geometridae | Tribe Dysphaniini Rank Species | |
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Similar 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(Text) CC BY-SA