Amata (genus)

Tiger Moth at Black Mountain

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Identification history

Amata (genus)	29 Sep 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Amata xanthura	16 Jun 2025	WendyEM
Amata (genus)	29 Jan 2024	donhe
Anestia (genus)	29 Jan 2024	ibaird
Unverified	29 Jan 2024	ConBoekel

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

16 Jun 2025

I see nothing distinguishing this from several other Amata species, given the variability of the details of the forewing spots ?

ibaird wrote:

21 Jun 2025

I see a dorsal pattern of spots ( eg. the invertred triamgle shape in dorsal paln view) which seems to be repeated in other moth speciments identified as this species.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/1dfc7009-2a78-4587-aee0-9039a40f64de
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=636463

donhe wrote:

21 Jun 2025

The shapes and sizes and number of the forewing spots do not match those of the Type shown in MOV, but the shapes, sizes, and number of spots is variable, and could be viewed as a match with other Amata species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.110212 -35.264088
Altitude 654.9m
Maps Black Mountain
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
27 Jan 2024 10:44 AM Recorded on
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ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Amata (genus) Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour

Species information

Amata (genus) Scientific name
Tiger Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1425.71m Recorded at altitude
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