Fake Wasp, Pt. 4 - _TNY_4086

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/

 

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/46714447144/

 

Part 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51264486908/

 

More shots of the same wasp here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/43186928725/

 

here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49566312382/

 

and here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/41608077031/

 

Done