Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Amata huebneri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Amata huebneri
Amata huebneri is a species of moth in the genus Amata of the family Erebidae (subfamily Arctiinae - "wooly bears" or "tiger moths"). It is found from the Indo Australian Tropics to northern Australia.
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Adults are black with yellow bands across the abdomen, and transparent windows in the wings. It is a wasp mimic.
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa.
Amata huebneri tiger moth
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