Amata aperta
| Amata aperta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Ctenuchina |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. aperta |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata aperta (Walker, [1865]) | |
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Amata aperta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Guinea.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are wasp-like with black wings with pale yellow translucent spots.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of Atriplex vesicaria, but also dead leaves of Eucalyptus species.
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