Amata huebneri
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Amata huebneri, commonly known as Hübner's 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]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Amata |
Species: | A. huebneri |
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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.