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Amata huebneri
Adults are black with yellow bands across the abdomen and transparent windows in the wings. It is a wasp mimic. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa, Mikania micrantha, Oxalis barrelieri and Ipomoea batatas but can also eat decomposing matter and protein-rich matter.
It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics to northern Australia.
Amata huebneri has antennae with white tip and the spots on the wings have not round shape.
Spotted on Apr 7, 2023
Submitted on Apr 7, 2023
![[g] Amata - mating](https://lh5.ggpht.com/6CLt1c74FWbLG9HU9ZZI7zPT0hyj1r3Pgld_4wTQF95aiEG-5m23RTYL69LKwWnmRk86XsXnbsuyL8wM5M4=s62-c)
