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Hübners Wasp Moth

Amata huebneri

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Field Notes

Description:

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

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.

Habitat:

It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to northern Australia.

Reference Links:

Amata huebneri - Wikipedia

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arne.roysland
Amata huebneri has antennae with white tip and the spots on the wings have not round shape.

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