Amata xanthura
Amata xanthura, the southern spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.
| Amata xanthura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. xanthura |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata xanthura (Turner, 1905) | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are wasp like, with black wings with pale yellow translucent spots. There is a single translucent yellow area in the shape of an irregular hourglass on the hindwings.[3]
References
- "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
- Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata xanthura (Turner, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 May 2018). "Amata xanthura (Turner, 1905) Southern Spotted Tiger Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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