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Amata sp
Spotted on Feb 26, 2014
Submitted on Mar 2, 2014
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
7 Comments
Thanks, @Lauren and @Chun for the ID :)
Yes, it is an Amata species of moth.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28403062@N0...
This one is similar to yours and it is a Ctenuchinae of the Tiger Moths, Arctiidae (now Erebidae).
Since it is a Day Flying moth, it wants to look more wasp-like than moth-like.
No, I don't think this is a skipper. I think it is a moth. Like a Burnet Moth, Family Zygaenidae. See this Project Noah Blog about Lepidoptera. And if you google Zygaenidae/Philippines you might find yours. http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4542118...
Thanks, @Lauren, but this is a Skipper Butterfly, right?
Sorry, am not too good with the IDs of Moth & Butterfly
Beautiful! This looks more like one of the day-flying moths….The blue tint on the wings is lovely.