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Amata nigriceps
Mixed plantation.
On mango leaves and flowers.
Nigriceps and huebneri are very close, but I see differences.
nigriceps has a yellow tail and lacks the yellow bands adjacent to thorax. Check out these two links from a reliable source and see what you think.
huebneri http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
nigriceps http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
Dave
Spotted on Sep 1, 2012
Submitted on Jan 20, 2013
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
