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Wasp moth

Caeneressa sp

Description:

Wasp moth are tiny harmless insect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntomei... https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogim... http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-6/synt... Here we found in North East India too.

Habitat:

Trees and around the bushes and nectar. It's easily find them resting or flying openly in the fields, road side and around the yard during warm season.

Notes:

I never seen blue wasp moth like this. I heard only black, oranges and red wasp has been identified (https://www.insectidentification.org/ins...). And this was Clear wing tiger moth (Caeneressa sp. - Syntomini, Arctiinae, Erebidae) I'm giving thanks to Mr. Mark Ridgway, bayucca and to you all for the ID

2 Species ID Suggestions

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Clear winged tiger moth

Caeneressa sp. Flickr

Saturniidae27 4 years ago

Amata alicia

Amata alicia Amata alicia - Google Search

36 Comments (1–25)

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Gracias Jonathan Sequeira

Jonathan Sequeira 4 years ago

Felicitaciones por el SOTW

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Thank you Tukup and Mark Ridgway

Tukup 4 years ago

Congratulations Ruth on the SOTW. I look forward to more of your spottings.

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Congratulations. Well deserved.

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

OMG... Thank you, thank you so much everyone.
Wow

Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

Congrats on SOTW

Brian38 4 years ago

Congratulations Ruth! Beautiful moth!

AntónioGinjaGinja 4 years ago

Beautiful series Ruth,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

MichaelS 4 years ago

Congrats, Ruth_pachuau13, your Clear-winged tiger moth has been voted Spotting of the Week by the Rangers!

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Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Thank you Mr. Tukup

Tukup 4 years ago

Congratulations on the well-deserved nomination for SOTW Ruth. Fantastic colors. Great picture.

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Thank you Leuba Ridgway

Leuba Ridgway 4 years ago

A beautiful moth so nicely photographed Ruth. You are lucky to have such a pretty moth around. Thanks for sharing this.

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Wow.. Thank you so much AshleyT.

AshleyT 4 years ago

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

And, the other species of wasp moth are common round here @ North East India

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

I beg your pardon. A million thanks to bayucca.

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

..and I should have thought to look into southern China moths

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Thanks really should go to bayucca who is our ID specialist.
https://www.projectnoah.org/users/bayucc...

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Finally updated with the help of you. Thanks ya'll Mark Ridgway, Saturniidae27, MichaelS, Ornithoptera80.

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Thanks to bayucca...
this is Caeneressa sp. (Syntomini, Arctiinae, Erebidae)
thanks again Dominic !!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/itchydogim...

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

But hards to sure about it. Alice wing looks thicker in black.

Ruth_pachuau13 4 years ago

Yes, I think it could be Amata Alice (amata alicia)

Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Amata cerbers and A alicia both have nearest apical clear cell as single. Wing patterns don't match this. A passalis (in suggestion 1) doesn't resemble this in any way!