Amata bicolor (Walker, 1854)
(previously known as : Euchromia bicolor)
SYNTOMIINI ,   CTENUCHINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Amata bicolor
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth of this species has wings that are basically black. It has transverse black and yellow bands on its body. The thorax is black, and the head is yellow.

Specimens have been taken in Queensland.


Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 13.


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(updated 13 September 2010)