Amata annulata

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Amata annulata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. annulata
Binomial name
Amata annulata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena annulataFabricius, 1775

Amata annulata is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. [1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria), New Guinea and the Philippines. [2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are wasp like and have black wings with yellow translucent spots.

The larvae feed on the foliage of Persicaria capitata , but also on the petals of flowers of Rosa odorata and the fruits Solanum nigrum . They are black and are covered with brown hairs. When full grown, they reach a length of about 30 mm. Pupation takes place in a brown pupa in a sparse white cocoon, made at a sheltered spot. [3]

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References

  1. "Amata annulata (Fabricius, 1775)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata annulata (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2017). "Amata annulata (Fabricius, 1775)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 29 October 2019.