Orange Back Wasp Moth - ? Amata sp.
Family Arctiidae
This page contains pictures and information about Orange Back Wasp Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 20mm, Dec 2007
- Mar 2008, Mt Coot-tha Oct 2007, Karawatha Forest
- We find this mating couple in Karawatha Forest in late summer. We can also find them near Stockyard Creek. This moth look similar to the Orange Spotted Tiger Moth except it has the yellow patterns on its thorax.
- Then we found this moth is quite common in Brisbane bush. It can be seen from early summer to early winter.
- The moths have narrow fore wings, small hind wings and ringed abdomen. They look like the Amata species but we are not sure. If you know what species they are please advise us by email.
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- The above second picture shows the Tiger Moth hiding under a small rock on ground. We did not expect to found the moth when we turned over the rock to check an ants nest. The moth was still pale in colour, it could be just came out from a pupa.
- On September 2006 in Whitehills during late afternoon. We saw some of this moths flying around a large gum tree. Then we saw some moths flied into a tree hole near ground and seem lay eggs inside, as shown in the above pictures.
- We watched for half an hour but could not figure out what were they doing there.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths - family Arctiidae - lifeunseen.com by Nick Monaghan, 2007.
