Amata fortunei

Amata fortunei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amata
Species: A. fortunei
Binomial name
Amata fortunei
(d'Orza, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis fortunei d'Orza, 1869
  • Syntomis erebina Butler, 1881

The White-spotted Moth (Amata fortunei) is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.

Mating

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.[1] It is a day-flying species. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from early June to mid July and again from mid August to mid September.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Trifolium repens,Taraxacum species, Equisetum arvense and Typha angustifolia.[2] They are known to eat dead leaves as well as living tissue.

Subspecies

References

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