Amata huebneri explained

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.[1] It is found from the Indo Australian tropics to northern Australia.[2]

Adults are black with yellow bands across the abdomen, and transparent windows in the wings. It is a wasp mimic.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa, Mikania micrantha, Oxalis barrelieri and Ipomoea batatas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amata (Genus) . ZipcodeZoo.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607003811/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Amata_Genus.asp . 7 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Amata huebneri Boisduval . The Moths of Borneo . 30 October 2019.
  3. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 9 July 2017 . Amata huebneri (Boisduval, [1828]) Wasp Moth ]. Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 30 October 2019. Note: This source appears to have the wrong year.

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