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White-spotted Moth

Amata fortunei

Photo by HarumKoh
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

shoulder to the wing-tip: 16-20mm.
japanese name: カノコガ

Habitat:

food plant: Dandelion(タンポポ).
flight: June, August-September.

Notes:

1st photo: female.

Reference Links:

Amata fortunei

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Comments (2)
HarumKoh
thank you injica! I changed common-name. :D
injica
Its common name is White-spotted Moth , here is a link from wiki you can add too ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_fortunei

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