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Handmaiden Moth

Amata cyssea

Description:

Pretty colourful. Pretty common.

Habitat:

Garden plants/grass.

Notes:

Seen this in Delhi, India as well. bayucca helped in Id-ing this.

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2 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 10 years ago

Thank you bayucca. A hint is all that is needed. Amata cyssea. THANKS!!!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Amata sp., Handmaiden Moth. Sorry I am quite busy, cannot check all the tricky Amata from India. Please, try yourself.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Mar 17, 2013
Submitted on Apr 23, 2014

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