Amata huebneri

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Amata huebneri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. huebneri
Binomial name
Amata huebneri
(Boisduval, 1829) [1]
Synonyms
  • Syntomis hübneriBoisduval, 1829
  • Syntomis marsdeniMoore, 1859
  • Syntomis xanthomelaWalker, 1860
  • Naclia cingulataWallengren, 1860
  • Buthysia sangarisWallengren, 1863
  • Syntomis conterminaWalker, [1865]
  • Hydrusa pyrrhoderaMeyrick, 1886
  • Syntomis frustulentaSwinhoe, 1892
  • Syntomis salaSwinhoe, 1902

Amata huebneri, the wasp moth, is a moth in the genus Amata of the family Erebidae (subfamily Arctiinae - "woolly bears" or "tiger moths"). The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1829. [2] It is found from the Indo Australian tropics to northern Australia. [3]

Adults are black with yellow bands across the abdomen, and transparent windows in the wings. It is a wasp mimic. [4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa , Mikania micrantha , Oxalis barrelieri and Ipomoea batatas but can also eat decomposing matter and protein rich matter.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata huebneri (Boisduval, 1829)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata huebneri Boisduval". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 July 2017). "Amata huebneri (Boisduval, [1828]) Wasp Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 October 2019. Note: This source appears to have the wrong year.
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