Saturday, May 7, 2011

Spilarctia sp. (ヒトリガ科 Arctiidae)

Spilarctia sp.
科:ヒトリガ科(Arctiidae) ヒトリガ亜科(Arctiinae)


5/5/11 Ehime 愛媛県
Also found whilst yakiniku-ing :)

My fav photo of this fine and fluffy specimen








Playing dead makes it nice and easy for me to take photos


Look at my antennae! I'm a real stunner ;)



Such a beautiful moth!! Its gorgeous colouring with the pale yellow, orange, black and the striking red make me so happy. And, the FLUFFINESS!!!! A definite cutie ;D.


http://www.jpmoth.org/Arctiidae/Arctiinae/F000Spilarctia.html

2 comments:

  1. murray the worryMay 8, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    pro to the max!

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  2. Haha! Why, thank you! Can't help myself when it comes to these balls of fluff and cuteness, really :P

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