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Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth
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Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth

Amata cyssea

Amata cyssea, the handmaiden moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.

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