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The White-spotted Moth

Amata fortunei

Photo by AmolPandit
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Field Notes

Description:

The White-spotted Moth (Amata fortunei) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. The wingspan is 35 mm aprox.The tips of the antennae not white

Habitat:

Spotted near Mount Fuji,Japan

Notes:

Thanks to Mark Ridgway for advise on identification and the note about the antennae tip.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
AmolPandit
Thanks Mark for your advise ,I put ID as amata fortunei...
Mark Ridgway
That was the first one I thought but range is Europe not including Japan and the tips of the antennae not white. A fortunei is the closest I could find in Japan.
AmolPandit
Hi Mark , is it Amata phegea (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Nine-spotted, male

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