Amata Wasp Moth

Amata sp.

Description:

Wasp moth, most probably Amata sp. of family Arctiidae. It has black hairy thorax, orange head with black eyes, black wings with translucent spots. It has black and orange-yellow bands on its abdomen, and it has white antennae tips. Species ID to be determined further.

Habitat:

Backyard garden, spotted on a Zinnia flower.

Notes:

Reference: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164....

Species ID Suggestions

8 Comments

AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thanks Karen and Nuwan :)

KarenL 11 years ago

Gorgeous!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thanks Mayra! :)

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

So beautiful!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thank you Telse :)

Telse 11 years ago

A beauty.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Thanks Emilie for taking a look. Unfortunately, the wing pattern does not match :(. We also had a discussion with bayucca about the wasp moths in the Philippines. Most of the PN spottings from the Philippines are not yet IDd to species level, and we continue to search for the matching ID. Here's a thread on the earlier discussion - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164....