Shyam, yes, males of some moths have feathery antennae, while females have less
feathery ones or plain ones. the moth in your photo is Nyctemera adversata, a
common moth over much of India.
On Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:26:02 +0530 wrote
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Would have been very happy to receive some inputs on this.One of these
mating moths has the feathery antenna and the other one has a hairy antenna.Saw
this day flying moth often in that location (Kakragadh, Uttarakhand, 3000 ft)
and could have photographed it again, but noticed the difference only on
return.cheers
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From: SHYAM GHATE
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Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:26 PM
Subject: if the antenna is sex specific in certain moths
Wish to know if the antenna is sex specific in some moths.
Advance apologies if this is a naive query.
Pl see enclosed images.
cheers
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