Amata (genus)

Handmaiden Moth

The moths in this genus are rather wasp-like. Their wings are basically black, with yellow translucent spots on each wing. The moths have transverse black and yellow bands on its body. They have a wingspan of about 4 cms. The hindwings are only about half the span of the forewings.

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Species information

• Amata (genus) Scientific name
• Handmaiden Moth Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local Native
• Non-Invasive
• 0m to 1292.2m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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Location information

• Maps

  ANBG Aranda Bushland Black Mountain Bluetts Block Area Bruce Ridge Bullen Range Cooleman Ridge Dryandra St Woodland Farrer Ridge Gibraltar Pines Gigerline Nature Reserve Goorooyarroo NR (ACT) Gungaderra Grasslands Illilanga & Baroona Kowen Escarpment Lower Molonglo Molonglo Gorge Molonglo River Reserve Mongarlowe River Mount Ainslie Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mount Painter Mount Taylor Namadgi National Park Pine Island to Point Hut Piney Ridge Point Hut to Tharwa Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Rob Roy Range Rugosa at Yass River Sherwood Forest Stony Creek Nature Reserve Stranger Pond Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Undefined Area Uriarra Recreation Reserve Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Wanna Wanna Nature Reserve Woodstock Nature Reserve

• Points of interest

  GG04 GG179 Mt Majura Mini Summit Point 4338 Point 5813

• Places

  Acton, ACT Ainslie, ACT Aranda, ACT Bonython, ACT Bookham, NSW Booth, ACT Boro, NSW Bruce, ACT Bungendore, NSW Burra, NSW Campbell, ACT Carwoola, NSW Chapman, ACT Charleys Forest, NSW Conder, ACT Cook, ACT Coree, ACT Cotter River, ACT Crace, ACT Crooked Corner, NSW Denman Prospect, ACT Downer, ACT Dunlop, ACT Farrer, ACT Forde, ACT Googong, NSW Greenway, ACT Hackett, ACT Hall, ACT Hawker, ACT Holt, ACT Isaacs, ACT Jacka, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kambah, ACT Kowen, ACT Lower Boro, NSW Majura, ACT McKellar, ACT Melba, ACT Michelago, NSW Molonglo Valley, ACT Mongarlowe, NSW Murrumbateman, NSW O'Connor, ACT Paddys River, ACT Pearce, ACT Pialligo, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT Stromlo, ACT Sutton, NSW Symonston, ACT Tennent, ACT The Ridgeway, NSW Theodore, ACT Throsby, ACT Tuggeranong DC, ACT Wamboin, NSW Watson, ACT Yass River, NSW