Amata huebneri

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]

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

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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