Amata Huebneri

Amata Huebneri
Amata Huebneri in Cairns
Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera) Family : Owl butterfly (Noctuidae) Subfamily : Bear Moth (Arctiinae) Genre : Amata Type : Amata Huebneri
Scientific name
Amata Huebneri
( Boisduval , 1829)

Oryza sativa , the preferred host plant

Amata huebneri is a butterfly from the subfamily of the bear moth (Arctiinae) that occursin Asia and Australia. The species was dedicated to the Augsburg entomologist Jacob Huebner .

features

butterfly

With a wingspan of 22 to 24 millimeters, Amata huebneri is one of the smallest members of the Amata genus . The wings are black and on the fore and hind wing upper sides are provided with light yellow to whitish colored spots that are slightly translucent. The black abdomen is curled yellow from the thorax to the end. In terms of their overall appearance, the adults resemble the real wasps (Vespinae), which is to be understood as mimicry . This is a "protective mimicry", whereby potential predators are to be deterred by imitating the defensive role models. In both sexes the black antennae show white tips. The proboscis is well developed.

Similar species

The markings on the upper sides of the wings in Amata trigonophora tends to be more intense yellow tones. The antennae are black to the tip. With a wingspan of around 30 millimeters, the species is also larger than Amata huebneri . The moths of Amata aperta , Amata humeralis and Amata nigriceps, which are similar in drawing , are all significantly larger than Amata huebneri with wing spans between 29 and 35 millimeters .

Occurrence

Amata huebneri occurs in Southeast Asia and Australia . The main habitat are meadows and rice fields.

Way of life

The diurnal moths fly in several generations continuously throughout the year at different frequencies, mainly in April and October. They like to visit different flowers to take in nectar. The caterpillars' food plants are types of rice ( Oryza ), primarily the stalks of Oryza sativa .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Markku Savela: distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . 
2. ↑ inaturalist.org flight time and photos
3. ↑ Food plants

Web links

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• Amata huebneri - Huebners Wasp Moth - Information on the species