Amata huebneri
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Amata huebneri

Amata huebneri, commonly known as the 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. It is found from the Indo Australian tropics to northern Australia.

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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.

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1. Amata huebneri Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_huebneri

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