Black Angle (Tapena thwaitesi)

"A great rarity, and I have never personally caught a specimen. A native collector has sent me specimens from Kandy, Deniyaya and Kottawa" - Ormiston W., 1924

Rare insect occurs in low country wet zone forests up to mid hills. Larva feeds on leaves of  Dalbergia pseudo-sissoo (බඹර වැල්) 

Above male specimen was photographed at Gileemale forest reserve in mid April.