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Handmaidens
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Handmaidens

Amata

Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Nine-spotted Moth

speciesAmata phegea

Hübner's Wasp Moth

speciesAmata huebneri

sandalwood defoliator

speciesAmata passalis

Seven-spotted Handmaiden Moth

speciesAmata cyssea

Amata sperbius

speciesAmata sperbius

Amata nigricornis

speciesAmata nigricornis

White Antennae Wasp Moth

speciesAmata nigriceps

Amata aperta

speciesAmata aperta

Tiger-Striped Wasp Moth

speciesAmata polymita

Japanese Nine-spotted Moth

speciesAmata fortunei

Amata perixanthia

speciesAmata perixanthia

Amata marjana

speciesAmata marjana

Heady Maiden

speciesAmata cerbera

Amata germana

speciesAmata germana

Grote's Wasp Moth

speciesAmata grotei

Cool Hornet-moth

speciesAmata kuhlweinii

Amata emma

speciesAmata emma

Amata edwardsii

speciesAmata edwardsii

Kili Maiden

speciesAmata kilimandjaronis

Amata ragazzii

speciesAmata ragazzii

Amata lucerna

speciesAmata lucerna

Amata caspia

speciesAmata caspia

Longleg Handmaiden

speciesAmata longipes

Amata mestralii

speciesAmata mestralii

Amata trigonophora

speciesAmata trigonophora

Amata bicolor

speciesAmata bicolor

Amata extensa

speciesAmata extensa

Amata mogadorensis

speciesAmata mogadorensis

Amata divisa

speciesAmata divisa

Simple Maiden

speciesAmata simplex

Amata bicincta

speciesAmata bicincta

Amata elongata

speciesAmata elongata

Amata dilatata

speciesAmata dilatata

Amata wilemani

speciesAmata wilemani

Amata borneogena

speciesAmata borneogena

Amata phepsalotis

speciesAmata phepsalotis

Amata stellaris

speciesAmata stellaris

Amata tigrina

speciesAmata tigrina

Amata ganssuensis

speciesAmata ganssuensis

Amata flava

speciesAmata flava

Amata thoracica

speciesAmata thoracica

Amata johanna

speciesAmata johanna

Amata hirayamae

speciesAmata hirayamae

Amata hydatina

speciesAmata hydatina

Maid Alice

speciesAmata alicia

Amata schellhorni

speciesAmata schellhorni

Amata chromatica

speciesAmata chromatica

Amata damarensis

speciesAmata damarensis

Amata marella

speciesAmata marella

Amata xanthosoma

speciesAmata xanthosoma

Amata phaeobasis

speciesAmata phaeobasis

Amata annulata

speciesAmata annulata

Amata humeralis

speciesAmata humeralis

Amata xanthura

speciesAmata xanthura

Amata pseudosimplex

speciesAmata pseudosimplex

Amata wallacei

speciesAmata wallacei

Amata khoisana

speciesAmata khoisana

Amata leopoldi

speciesAmata leopoldi

Amata deflocca

speciesAmata deflocca

Amata formosensis

speciesAmata formosensis

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