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Amata fortunei
The White-spotted Moth (Amata fortunei) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. The wingspan is 35 mm aprox.The tips of the antennae not white
Spotted near Mount Fuji,Japan
Thanks to Mark Ridgway for advise on identification and the note about the antennae tip.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2014
Submitted on Feb 6, 2016
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
4 Comments
Thanks Mark for your advise ,I put ID as
amata fortunei...
That was the first one I thought but range is Europe not including Japan and the tips of the antennae not white. A fortunei is the closest I could find in Japan.
Hi Mark , is it Amata phegea (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Nine-spotted, male
Amata species moth... maybe Amata fortunei