Can anyone identify this insect? It was sitting on my refrigerator.
Size: approximately 1 cm height, 1 inch across
My location: Bangalore, India
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1$\begingroup$ Some sort of Plume Moth, but I can't tell what kind specifically. $\endgroup$– user137Jan 11, 2016 at 7:58
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$\begingroup$ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_moths_of_India_(Pterophoridae) ... one of those then, pick your favourite $\endgroup$– rg255Jan 11, 2016 at 18:33
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So i did some more research and found some canon photos of two moth species both found in india and super similar to this
- both of them have brown spots around them
- both of them are found in india
So it was hard for me to eliminate one of them here are both the insects
Sphenarches Anisodactylus
Sphenarches caffer
So now its up to you to decide which one it is???
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$\begingroup$ Can you elaborate on your answer a bit - how you determined this, what rules out other genera, etc? Also, please include a photo/image in the actual answer rather than a link. $\endgroup$ Aug 4, 2017 at 11:10
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$\begingroup$ To me they just appear as hyperlinks. If the photos are showing when you look at the answer, I'm not sure what's happening. $\endgroup$ Aug 4, 2017 at 11:15
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$\begingroup$ I mean not exactly photos but it was sure a photo when i copied the link and inserted link for the image insertion option $\endgroup$ Aug 4, 2017 at 11:16
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