Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Amata aperta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Amata aperta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are wasp-like with black wings with pale yellow translucent spots.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of Atriplex vesicaria, but also dead leaves of Eucalyptus species.
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