Amata polymita

Tiger-striped clearwing moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Ctenuchina
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

Amata polymita (tiger-striped clearwing moth) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China (Hongkong and Tonkin).[1]

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Breynia fruticosa and Gyaura crepidioidea.

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