Amata polymita

Amata polymita, the tiger-striped clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1768. It is found in China and Vietnam.[1]

Tiger-striped clearwing moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. polymita
Binomial name
Amata polymita
(Linnaeus, 1768)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx polymita Linnaeus, 1768
  • Syntomis polymita
  • Sphinx fenestrata Drury, 1773
  • Zygaena thelebus Fabricius, 1787

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Breynia fruticosa and Gyaura crepidioidea.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata fenestrata (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019. Note: This site has Amata polymita as a synonym of Amata fenestrata.


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