Blue Tiger Moth
Dysphania percota , Swinhoe 1891. Malayalam Name : വെങ്കണ നീലി Family : Geometridae Super family : Tribe : Order : Lepidoptera DIST RIBUTION Western Ghats STATUS: Endemic to WesternGhats HABITAT Moist Deciduous Forests HABITS Diurnal moth resembling butterfly and slow. IDENTIFICATION FEATURES It is similar to Dysphania palmyra (Long Blue Tiger moth) , but differs in the whole apical area of the forewings 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. Hindwings never with any trace of yellow. SIMILAR SPECIES Dysphania palmyra (Long Blue Tiger moth) LARVAL HOST PLANTS The larvae feed on Carallia species LIFE CYCLE ...