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Amata sp.
I've tried to wait what happen about 15 minutes and they actually almost didn't move at all. I captured this photos at sunset, but I don't actually understand that may be that time become their biological rhythm. Anybody knows what the exact species name?
Spotted on Feb 2, 2012
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
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I've updated genus name, but not species @Nuwan. Thanks Karen!
Beautiful!
should be a one from this list :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_%28mo...
Should wait more time, may be ...
I will add my own spotting to this too.. very similar looking. And in same condition. I waited for 40 minutes , waiting for something to happen!
Thanks Arun!
Might be 'Handmaiden Moth'
similar spotting
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/864...