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Amata annulata or Amata humeralis
Attractive moth? butterfly on Joon Joo Trail near Derby West Kimberley.
Savannah Grassland Kimberley
Thanks bayucca for the information. I have photographed another this week and will be uploading it.
Forgot one for Annulata:
http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Personally I would tend to Amata humeralis.
It is in my eyes either Amata annulata or Amata humeralis. I am notbsure if all these Amata are correctly IDed. If you look at the spots (size, location, relation to other spots) it is clearly Annulata:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48991563@N0...
If you look at the colorsvon the head, it looks more like Humeralis, which has orange head and some orange parts at the left and right side of the head. In this case, my link above should actually be Humeralis, not Annulata, if you believe this site: http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
and compare it with the Annulata from that site: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
So, I am really not sure which IDs are correct and which is actually yours.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieminski/8...
In the meanwhile I have looked on thousends of Amata from the whole world and in my eyes it is one of the most mis-IDed and confusing genus.
Looks like a type of Tiger Moth or Wasp moth - http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...