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Handmaiden moth

Amata sp.

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Handmaiden Moth
Amata sp.


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dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

OK. Thanks

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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini, Amata sp., in my eyes not Amata cerbera, but either Amata tomasina, Amata francisa or Amata alicia. Personally I would slightly tend to Amata tomasina (due to smaller and equal sized round spots), but I would not dare to bet my ranch on it.
http://www.africamuseum.be/lepidoptera/p...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTII...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTII...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTII...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTII...

injica
injica 10 years ago

sara@ as its says: exactly a moth!

SaraDobbs
SaraDobbs 10 years ago

I've never seen anything like this! What is it exactly?

CastleSiavonga
CastleSiavonga 10 years ago

fabulous!

injica
injica 10 years ago

Beautiful :)

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dotun55
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dotun55

Nigeria

Spotted on May 25, 2013
Submitted on Jun 22, 2013

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