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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.
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
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57490.
