Black looper - Hyposidra talaca

The Black looper (Hyposidra talaca), or Black inch worm, is a moth from the Geometridae family, it is found in regions including India, Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, New Guinea, and Australia, particularly Queensland. It is a major defoliating pest in tea plantations. A Black looper (Hyposidra talaca), or Black inch worm moth sitting on a green leaf looks like a dry leaf lying on a green leaf, and the veins of the moth's wings seem to blend with the veins of the leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 18/03/2025.