Handmaiden moth

Syntomoides imaon · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae

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Handmaiden moth
Photo: Chandu Bandi, CC BY

The handmaiden moth has a wingspan of about 34 mm. Its head and collar are yellow, the metathorax shows a yellow streak, and the first abdominal segment often has a faint yellow band.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The frons and collar are yellow, the metathorax has a yellow streak, and the first abdominal segment may show a yellow band that can be faint.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The moth’s wingspan measures roughly 34 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Lookalikes

It belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae, tribe Ctenuchina, and is known as the handmaiden moth.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Handmaiden moth photo 3
Photo: Chandu Bandi, CC BY

Same family (Erebidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntomoides_imaon

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