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Amata huebneri
Amata
huebneri
, the
wasp
moth
, is a moth in the genus
Amata
of the
family
Erebidae
. The
species
was
first described
by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
in
1829
. It is found from the
Indo
Australian
tropics
to
northern
Australia
.
Adults
are
black
with
yellow
bands
across the
abdomen
, and
transparent
windows
in the
wings
. It is a wasp
mimic
.
The
larvae
feed
on
Oryza
sativa
.