Spilarctia bisecta,

Hello Nature Observer friends. Hope everyone is well and having a great time with nature.

​I always love to see small insects and their details in nature through the camera lens. There are many such beauties hidden in the grass or bushes that escape our eyes. Today I am going to share with you the detailed information of a wonderful moth or insect that I captured on my camera.

​Common name and scientific name: In common language, it is known as a moth of the Tiger moth species. Its scientific name is Spilarctia bisecta, which was first described by John Henry Leach in 1889.
​Family and Genus: The moth belongs to the Erebidae family and is part of the Arctiinae subfamily. Its genus or genus is Spilarctia. However, historically it was classified under the Spilosoma genus.

​Native and Habitat: This moth is mainly found in Asia. They are distributed in various regions of China (such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, etc.).
Size and physical characteristics: Their wingspan is approximately 47 millimeters. The front wings are light buff in color, with a distinct and discrete row of black spots from the middle to the tip. Their hind wings are also light buff in color and also have black dots.
Diet and reproduction: Like ordinary tiger moths, their larvae or caterpillars survive by eating the leaves of various plants. However, adult moths mainly drink nectar from flowers. In reproduction, they lay eggs and the eggs hatch into caterpillars. The caterpillars later go into the pupa stage and from there such beautiful full-fledged moths are born.

​Benefits and disadvantages: They play a great role in maintaining the balance of the environment. At night, they help pollinate various flowers. In addition, they are an important part of the food chain or ecosystem as food for frogs, lizards and various birds. Speaking of disadvantages, full-fledged moths do not directly harm us or nature. However, the caterpillars that hatch from the eggs sometimes eat the leaves of agricultural land or garden plants, which can cause minor damage to the crops in some cases.

​There is infinite beauty hidden among these small creatures of nature. I hope you liked the pictures and information I took. Don't forget to share your constructive opinions in the comments.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
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Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	No
Photography	(Spilarctia bisecta,)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh