Guest Photograph: The Delightful Hornet Moth found at school by Micaela Da Silva

This stunning aposematic (warning colored) day flying, moth probably derives protection from looking like a scary wasp.

Euchromia amoena, common name the Pleasant Hornet Moth, is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1872.“Amoena” is from the Latin, meaning “pleasant” or “delightful,”