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Thursday 14 May 2015

Family Thyrididae










Family:- THYRIDIDAE
Sub Family:-
Genus:- Addaea
Species:-  subtessellata

Another unusual moth family here. Some times called  "Picture-winged Leaf Moths" because of the pattern on their wings. A small moth, body length about 12mm. (The screen grid is 2mm).


Family Crambidae


Family:- CRAMBIDAE 
Sub Family:- SPILOMELINI  
Genus:- Agathodes
Species:-  ostentalis 










Brightly coloured though they are it is still easy to miss them because the colouring depends to a great extent on the angle the light hits the scales.

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