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Amata nigriceps
The White Antenna Wasp Moth has black wings with translucent yellow-orange spots. It has black and orange-yellow bands on its body. It also has distinctive white antenna tips and a black and orange head.
Spotted in an open field near dry sclerophyll forest.
Arctiidae - subfamily Ctenuchinae http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Mar 8, 2012
Submitted on May 21, 2012
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
31 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Karen and Carol!
Great photos! Congratulations Daniele.
Congratulations Daniele, you are the featured "Moth-er" in the Project Noah blog today!
http://blog.projectnoah.org/
Thanks Karen!
Lovely!
Thank you Mayra!
Ohh! So nice!
Jeannette and Paula, thanks and gracias!
OMG it is so cute :)
Beautiful moth :)
Thank you williefromwi!
nice photos, very nice information.
Thank you AdamBrown!
such a cool moth.....and great photos to match!
Thanks again Atul!
Super Pics!
Thanks Satyen and Matthijs!
very very nice!
Beautiful!
Leuba and Chief RedEarth, thanks!
A real beauty, Daniele.
Thanks gatorfellows and Paulo Sevilla!
Pretty nice !
Very nice photography.
Thanks Gerardo!