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Amata sp.
Black moth with yellow bands on the abdomen and yellow spots on its wings. Kinda looks like a wasp hence the name.
Found them on wild vines growing on a roof which I believe might be their host plant, as of now I have not identified what plant it is, last photo shows the vines where they were gathering.
I'm not exactly sure if the vine serves as food for the caterpillars or only for the adults. Sometimes I would see dark purplish berries from the vine but have no idea if it's toxic to eat, definitely ain't gonna try them. It rained while I was taking these photos. Also, I had posted a spotting of Amata moths a while ago which are surely same species as this guys https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/89... but until now their species remains unidentified.
Yes, I checked it, you are right. Sorry for the incorrect suggestion. Nice spotting by the way!
Hello ArisL, thanks for the suggestion! It looks very similar but the patterns are still a bit off and the species you mentioned is found in Australia, theres no records in the Philippines, thanks.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2021
Submitted on Aug 22, 2022
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
