Acacia blood vein moth [Traminda mundissima]

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Flora & Fauna

The name ‘blood vein’ stems from the fact that the adult moth has a unique reddish line that runs across its wings. Pritha Dey, a moth-biologist and post-doctoral researcher from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, describes it as “a leaf mimicking moth”. According to Wikipedia, “Adults are brown or green, usually with a dark edged yellow arc across the forewing. The hindwings have an angular tornus.” The tornus is the bottom corner of an insect’s wing.

Collection:

Nature Collection

Album Name:

Mymoon Moghul collection - Moths

Photograph ID:

001/0394/0037

Album ID:

0394

Photographer:

Mymoon Moghul was born and brought up in the IIT Madras campus. She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras. Mymoon Moghul graduated from Quaid-e-Millat Govt. College for Women, Chennai with a degree in zoology. Following this, she completed her post-graduation in Library and Information Science and Psychology. In 2001, Mymoon attained a doctorate in the field of scientometrics. She has been working as a library professional since 1986. Since 1993, she has been working at the CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai. She is a passionate wildlife photographer.