Gold-spotted Burnett

:-)!!

Thanks, Fanie. I have included your two examples also in my comment.

Bayucca/Tina Found these two photo's on iSpot SA which look the same as this one so I think A. auriguttata is correct. http://www.ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Arniocera%20auriguttata

Thrilling has always something exciting and telling jokes might relax a little bit, but I agree, the whole thing is depending on which side of the chair you are... So, what about my suggestion?? Did you already ount the spots?

;-)... I was just kidding... Indeed there are many tricks for IDing leps, first step is always looking for key markings for family and looking for special markings like spots, lines, bands, margin of the wings etc. Concerning spots it is usually important to check size, location, relationship and distance to other spots, color etc. That's why I think yours might be Auriguttata. If you look at several pictures you will immediately notice, as it happens very often, a great variability within the same species. Sometimes I am lost as well, so we probably need your master for checking...

I do not tell anything before I know who your master is...

Thyrididae (!!), Charideinae, Arniocera sp. and most probably Arniocera auriguttara, despite the common name not a Burnet Moth from Zygaenidae, but Thyrididae. Also quite variable with size and arrangement of spots. But I think your spots really appears to be golden, aren't they?? http://www.ispot.org.za/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview/images/11850/b0392d69fbd1fffbd22fc51fecef42b1.jpg?nav=related http://www.ispot.org.za/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview/images/11850/6371d18be3904644326bcba0f2d6e692.jpg?nav=related http://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paypay:Arniocera_auriguttata-01_(xndr).jpg http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo45718.htm

Great find Tiz!