- Amata huebneri
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Amata huebneri Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Amata Species: A. huebneri Binomial name Amata huebneri
(Boisduval, 1828)[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 is a species of moth in the genus Amata of the family Arctiidae ("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths").[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 feed on Oryza sativa.
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