Amata melitospila

Amata melitospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Ctenuchina
Genus: Amata
Species: A. melitospila
Binomial name
Amata melitospila
(Turner, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis melitospila Turner, 1905

Amata melitospila is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are black with transparent windows in the wings. The abdomen has black and yellow bands.[3]

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