Hi friends, today I want to share my experiences and several interesting photos of moths in the genus Amata that I found while exploring the forest around my house. I have always been interested in the world of insects and especially moths, even though they are often considered not as interesting as butterflies. Butterflies, but actually moths have their own and unrivaled beauty and uniqueness, the Amata genus is a species of moth that is quite easy to recognize, offering striking color patterns that captivate anyone when they look closely at them.
This morning I decided to take a walk in a small forest not far from the house, actually this is not a large forest but this forest holds extraordinary biological riches, I went for a walk in the forest just relying on my cellphone camera and hoped to find something which can be captured, when the morning sun begins to touch the dense leaves, insect activity begins to appear and is busy, the sound of birds mixed with the buzzing of insects creates a calming atmosphere and this of course makes me even more enthusiastic to explore further.
after a while walking along a small path filled with wild plants I found a moth attached to a leaf, its body pattern immediately caught my attention, the moth had a black body color and regular orange stripes along its body, the contrasting color pattern was wrong. one characteristic of the Amata genus, but actually in this genus there are several species that have a striking orange or yellow color around their bodies, but today I only found black body colored moths with a regular orange stripe pattern, I took out my cell phone to try to capture the moment and this moth is enough restless when I approached and several times they moved.
a beautiful moth attached to a leaf
a beautiful moth attached to a leaf
a beautiful moth attached to a leaf
One of the interesting things about moths in the genus amata is their color strategy which is known as aposematism, the striking color they have is actually a signal to predators, many species of these moths have toxic chemical compounds in their bodies, so predators who try to prey on them will quickly give up after tasting a bitter taste or other negative things, this pattern not only protects them from attack but also adds to the visual beauty that makes them so special in the eyes of insect lovers.
as I continued walking, I found more individuals of the genus amata, some of them flying low around the bushes, and I also had another lucky break, I found a pair of moths having sex with their mate, this was the best experience this morning because this was the first The first time I found insects having sex with a partner, I approached them very slowly so that they didn't feel threatened and flew away from the location, it would be very detrimental to me because I lost a very amazing moment, I captured their picture, but it was a little difficult for me to do so because of the wind started to come, the small plant they were in moved greatly agile, I had to be patient until conditions calmed down, and I could only capture them in one position because this was really difficult for me to do, actually I really wanted to capture them from several sides, but that was really not possible because of the environmental conditions.
genus amata is having sex with a partner
genus amata is having sex with a partner
the experience of exploring the forest today and finding moths in the genus amata gave me valuable lessons about the beauty and complexity of nature, every creature has its own place in the cycle of life and every small trip like this will always open my eyes to appreciate the wonders of nature more, I feel lucky because you could see first hand the uniqueness of these moths and also managed to capture them on camera.
through this post I hope to inspire other people to pay more attention and appreciate the biodiversity around them, nature always has stories to tell, if we are willing to take the time to hear them, the amata moth with all its uniqueness and beauty is just one of many There are many wonders of the universe to discover, so let's find the hidden gems in the wild, thank you very much for reading & see you soon ☺️☺️