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Attacus taprobanis Moore, 1882

Description
English: Attacus taprobanis is a moth of Saturniidae family. It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. This species is very similar in morphology to the much more widely distributed Attacus atlas. It was once considered a subspecies of A. atlas. Here the larva feed on Swietenia macrophylla and later started to pupate by making a cocoon on 13 June 2018. The larva spun a 7-8 cm long papery cocoon interwoven with a leaf. It cut the petiole and attach it to the stem using a strand of silk prior to pupate. This is to prevent accidental falling of the desiccated leaf. The color of the dried leaf matches with the cocoon to offer enough camouflage. The adult moth emerged from the cocoon as photographed here on 07 July 2018. The wingspan of male is about 180-200mm.
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English: Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
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Camera location10° 00′ 10.73″ N, 76° 44′ 00.52″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Earthinfo
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current16:47, 7 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:47, 7 July 20186,000 × 4,000 (12.13 MB)Colin (talk | contribs)Processed from raw on behalf of Jee
07:03, 7 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 07:03, 7 July 20186,000 × 4,000 (9.35 MB)Jkadavoor (talk | contribs)c:User:Rillke/bigChunkedUpload.js: {{User:Jkadavoor/spec |Taxon=Attacus taprobanis |Authority=Moore, 1882 |Description={{mld |en = ''Attacus taprobanis'' is a moth of {{w|Saturniidae}} family. It is native to southern {{w|India}} and {{w|Sri Lanka}}. This species is very similar in morphology to the much more widely distributed ''{{w|Attacus atlas}}''. It was once considered a subspecies of ''A. atlas''. Here the larva feed on ''[[:en:Swietenia macrophylla|Swiet...
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