The early bumblebee is relatively small, with distinctive lemon-yellow bands on its thorax and abdomen, and an orange tail. It is a small bee and an important pollinator of soft fruit, such as raspberries and blackberries. It visits long, tubular flowers and open flowers,

This nymph is of the same genus as flaviceps https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16... and feed on aphids and other small insects like the adults.

Almost all of the several picture I have taken of the wasp moth in the Philippines, especially in this area, are like this spotting. So why is it only called by geunus name. Now I have found an old drawing and description that give it a full scientific name. The frons and vertex of head is orange with a black band. The prothorax is yellow with black edges and the metathorax with an orange.patch. The abdomen has an orange basal patch and bands on six following segments. The antenne with white tips.

Thanks Arne,
that's a great piece of research. I have been trying for ages to identify my Amata spp. Now I can check through all of them and see which ones match your Amata philippinensis. I am sure many PN members will happy to see this one. John B.

This nymph is of the same genus as flaviceps https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16... and feed on aphids and other small insects like the adults.

The early bumblebee is relatively small, with distinctive lemon-yellow bands on its thorax and abdomen, and an orange tail. It is a small bee and an important pollinator of soft fruit, such as raspberries and blackberries. It visits long, tubular flowers and open flowers,