Can anybody identify this butterfly/moth?

Question

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24031578@N05/2580510699/in/pool-23362158@N00

The link above shows a picture of a butterfly/moth that I see every day in the woods where I live. I would like to know if anybody can identify it.

Answer 1

I think it could be a polka-dot wasp moth or something of the sort. Although I'm thrown by the second stripe. Can you tell us what region you are in and also when you see this insect does it usually sit with it's wings up or down like in the photo?

http://www.killerplants.com/renfields-ga...

P.S. WooDoo, In case you were wondering I didn't say it was a wasp just  a wasp MOTH.

Answer 2

I cannot tell you what species it is, but I can tell you that it is a butterfly.  If you look closely, you can see that it has clubbed antennae.  Moths either have feathed antennae or long, whiplike antennae.  And it is definitly not a wasp. Sorry, but that is all I can tell you.

Answer 3

I believe it is an Orange-spotted tiger moth.

Answer 4

Your eyes are your own best judge

http://www.insectimages.org/

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

Answer 5

Yes, my brother can.

Answer 6

Yeah it's a Handmaiden wasp moth. Oftenly mistaken for a butterfly because they fly during the day and are prettier than most other species of moth. Some have the orange stripes and some don't. Hope I helped. ( =

Answer 7

I'm not sure but this website might help you.........

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/moths.html

I wonder if it's the eight spotted forrester

no, no it's not an eight spotted forrester......still searching.....god I have no life lol!!

UPDATE**  It is definately a wasp moth just not sure exactly what kind.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

HANDMAIDEN WASP MOTH

http://www.flickr.com/photos/naseer_omme...

Answer 8

It is, without doubt, one of the Phegea moths, probably Syntomis Phegea - also called Nine-Spotted Moths.

if you scroll down on this page you will see a picture of it;

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/reports_f...

it even has its own Wikipedia page! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-spotte...

whoever said it's a butterfly because of the clubbed antennae is wrong - several families of moths have clubbed antannae.  Many moths are brilliantly coloured, and many fly during the day.