I met this beautiful Tanaorhinus viridiluteatus in Gangtok, Sikkim. Initially described as Geometra viridiluteata by Walker in 1861, from Darjiling hills, Butler gave the current name in 1886. The genus Tanaorhinus is mostly an Asian genus with number species between 4 and 14 according to different authorities. This is a member of Geometridae family.
Since moth species are so numerous and moths are so under studied in India, most of the moths do not have common names.
References:
Since moth species are so numerous and moths are so under studied in India, most of the moths do not have common names.
References:
- Illustration by Butler
- Anonymous. 2018. Tanaorhinus viridiluteatus (Walker, 1861). 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/355696/Tanaorhinus-viridiluteatus
- iNaturalist record 14661952
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