Rice Caseworm (Parapoynx stagnalis)

Rice Caseworm (Parapoynx stagnalis) or the Rice case bearer, is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution and is found in India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, South Africa, South America, southern Europe, Russia and Australia.

Larvae of this moth cut leaf tips to make leaf cases on rice crop and is considered a pest throughout the world. 

I met this one during ButterflyIndia Meet 2010 at Miao in Arunachal Pradesh.

References:

• Parapoynx stagnalis - Wikipedia
• iNaturalist observation 193655
• Anonymous. 2018. Parapoynx stagnalis (Zeller, 1852). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (eds.). Moths of India, v. 1.81. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355351/Parapoynx-stagnalis

Dark-based Gliding Hawkmoth (Ambulyx substrigilis)

Dark-based Gliding Hawkmoth (Ambulyx substrigilis) is a species of moth of the family of hawk moths (Sphingidae) also know as sphinx moths or hornworms. This is mainly a South Asia and South East Asian species spreading form India all the way up to Indonesia.

• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193583
• http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/a_sub.htm

Western Chinese Moon Moth (Actias parasinensis)

Western Chinese Moon Moth (Actias parasinensis) is a moth in the family Saturniidae. Moths of the genus Actias are commonly referred as Moon Moths and there are 15 species seen in large part of the globe. This species is found in Bhutan, NE India, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. I saw this in Miao, Arunachal Pradesh.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Sweetgum (Liquidambar species).

References:

• Anonymous. 2018. Actias parasinensis Brechlin, 2009 – Western Chinese Moon Moth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (eds.). Moths of India, v. 1.81. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355643/Actias-parasinensis
• iNaturalist observation
• Actias parasinensis - Wikipedia

Stream Sapphire or Common Blue Jewel (Heliocypha perforata)

Stream Sapphire or Common Blue Jewel (Heliocypha perforata) is a beautiful damselfly seen in North Eastern India, belonging to family Chlorocyphidae. It is sometime placed under genus Rhinocypha as Rhinocypha perforata.It is also seen in Myanmar, China, Honk Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam and Malaysia.

I got to photograph this male in Miao, Arunachal Pradesh during the 2010 ButterflyIndia meet. 

• IUCN profile
• Odonata of India
• https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196014

Cydalima laticostalis

Cydalima laticostalis is a moth of Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found from India to Malaysia and Australia. Genus Cydalima has nine species out of which four are recorded from India. Beautiful satin white wings and very pretty.

• Cydalima laticostalis (Wikipedia)
• Anonymous. 2018. Cydalima laticostalis (Guenée, 1854). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (eds.). Moths of India, v. 2.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355555/Cydalima-laticostalis