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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. polymita
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| Binomial name | |
| Amata polymita (Linnaeus, 1768)
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The wingspan is about 35 mm.
The larvae feed on Breynia fruticosa and Gyaura crepidioidea.
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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- "Tiger-Striped Clearwing Moth (Arctiidae Ctenuchinae Amata polymita - Sparrman)". The Shepherd's Truth. (October 16, 1999). Archived from the original October 7, 2011.