#gastropacha

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#2893 - Gastropacha pardale - Brown Lappet Moth

First described by Francis Walker in 1855.

A Lasiocampid moth wth an exceptional disguise job, found from parts of the Middle East to the Russian Far-east of China, where the caterpillars gorge themselves on the leaves of Camphor trees, cashews, coral trees, and other plants.

Kerala, India.

[butterfly-and-moth-species]

Best moth camouflage

1. Phalera bucephala - Buff tip moth

2. Uropyia meticulodina - Curled leaf moth

3. Homoeopteryx sumacensis - Leaf mimicking moth

4. Gastropacha quercifolia - Lappet moth