Amata huebneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 hübneri Boisduval, 1829
  • Syntomis marsdeni Moore, 1859
  • Syntomis xanthomela Walker, 1860
  • Naclia cingulata Wallengren, 1860
  • Buthysia sangaris Wallengren, 1863
  • Syntomis contermina Walker, [1865]
  • Hydrusa pyrrhodera Meyrick, 1886
  • Syntomis frustulenta Swinhoe, 1892
  • Syntomis sala Swinhoe, 1902

Amata huebneri, commonly known as the wasp moth, is a species of moth in 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.

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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