Amata nigriceps (Butler, 1876)
(previously known as : Hydrusa nigriceps)
 SYNTOMIINI ,   CTENUCHINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

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

Amata nigriceps
(Specimen: courtesy of the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney)

The adult moth of this species is black with transparent windows in the wings, and it has a black and yellow banded abdomen. It has a wingspan of about 3 cms. The hind wings are only about half the span of the forewings.

Amata nigriceps
(Photo: courtesy of Nick Monaghan, Tewantin, Queensland)

The illustrated specimens were caught in Queensland.

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(updated 27 April 2008)