Amata (genus)

Handmaiden Moth at Bruce Ridge

Amata (genus) at Bruce Ridge - 6 Jan 2024
Amata (genus) at Bruce Ridge - 6 Jan 2024
Amata (genus) at Bruce Ridge - 6 Jan 2024
Amata (genus) at Bruce Ridge - 6 Jan 2024
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Amata (genus) 7 Jan 2024 ibaird
Amata (genus) 7 Jan 2024 donhe
Amata nigriceps 7 Jan 2024 Hejor1

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donhe wrote:
   7 Jan 2024
A. nigriceps has white antennae tips. I think this specimen has no such lack of pigmentation. Many of the other species in Amata are superficially indistingishable.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Jan 2024 06:29 PM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • False Pollinator Insect on Flower

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