Amata aperta

Amata aperta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Ctenuchina
Genus: Amata
Species: A. aperta
Binomial name
Amata aperta
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Syntomis aperta Walker, [1865]
  • Sphinx polydamon Cramer, [1779]
  • Hydrusa mochlotis Meyrick, 1886
  • Hydrusa nesothetis Meyrick, 1886

Amata aperta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Guinea.[2]

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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