Amata polymita

Tiger-striped clearwing moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Amata
Species:	A. polymita
Binomial name
	Amata polymita; (Linnaeus, 1768)
Synonyms
	Sphinx polymitaLinnaeus, 1768; Syntomis polymita; Sphinx fenestrataDrury, 1773; Zygaena thelebusFabricius, 1787;

Last updated August 17, 2025

Amata polymita, the tiger-striped clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. It is found in China and Vietnam.^[1]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Breynia fruticosa and Gyaura crepidioidea .

References

↑ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata fenestrata (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019. Note: This site has Amata polymita as a synonym of Amata fenestrata .

External links

Media related to Amata polymita at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Amata polymita at Wikispecies
"Tiger-Striped Clearwing Moth (Arctiidae Ctenuchinae Amata polymita - Sparrman)". The Shepherd's Truth. (October 16, 1999). Archived from the original October 7, 2011.

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[1] Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata fenestrata (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019. Note: This site has Amata polymita as a synonym of Amata fenestrata .

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