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Episteme vetula
Very thick bee like body, with black and orange stripes. It had bright orange and black wings with white spots. Its body about 8 cm maybe and wingspan about 12. Palpi upturned, where the terminal joint long and naked. Antennae simple and dilated. Forewings with vein 5 from near angle of cell, vein 6 from upper angle, and veins 7 to 10 stalked. Hindwings with vein 5 from the center of discocellulars.
Our garden near Jungle and mangroves. Ratsada Phuket Thailand
Not an easy photo model this moth. Very restless.
Thanks Nina. I did think that it might be a moth, because of its thick body. But what threw me of was that I saw this one at about 9.00 am, sun getting pretty hot. And I have seen more during the same time since. I always thought moths were night creatures. I'll read up on my moth knowledge.
This is a moth, not a butterfly, and is from the group called Arctiidae which is sometimes also called "tiger moths". I am not able to get you a genus or species name b/c it's hard for me to find resources for identifying species from Asia.
Spotted on Sep 29, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012
