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Fake Wasp, Pt. 2 - _TNY_4085 (In Explore 21/3 2019)

The Amata sperbius moth mimics wasps to avoid predation and manages to look pretty damn beautiful while doing it.

 

This specimen was found at the Phu Quoc Bee Farm in the northern part of the Vietnamese island.

 

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/27071601978/

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Uploaded on March 21, 2019
Taken on March 1, 2018