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''Amata'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tiger moth The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other operators as a primary trainer aircraft. ...
s in the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The genus was erected by
Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...
in 1807.Fabricius JC (1807) ''Magazin für Insecktenkunde''. 6.


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Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Amata'' Fabricius, 1807
(retrieved 20 May 2025)
includes: # '' Amata acrospila'' # '' Amata actea'' # '' Amata adjuncta'' # '' Amata aequipuncta'' # '' Amata affinis'' # '' Amata albapex'' # '' Amata alberti'' # '' Amata albertiana'' # '' Amata albicornis'' # '' Amata albifrons'' # ''
Amata albobasis ''Amata albobasis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Sergius G. Kiriakoff in 1954. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinsh ...
'' # '' Amata alenicola'' # '' Amata alicia'' # '' Amata alikangiensis'' # ''
Amata anatolica According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata annulata ''Amata annulata'' is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria), New Guinea and the Philippines. The wingspan The ...
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Amata antiochena According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata antitecta According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata antitheta ''Amata antitheta'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeaste ...
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Amata aperta ''Amata aperta '' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossil ...
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Amata apicelisa According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata artapha According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata assamica According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus ov ...
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Amata atricornis ''Amata atricornis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Wallengren in 1863. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic ...
'' # '' Amata atricornuta'' # '' Amata aurantiaca'' # '' Amata aurantiifrons'' # '' Amata aurea'' # '' Amata aurivalva'' # '' Amata aurofasciata'' # '' Amata bactriana'' # '' Amata banguia'' # '' Amata basigera'' # '' Amata basithyris'' # '' Amata benitonis'' # '' Amata berinda'' # '' Amata bicincta'' # '' Amata bicolor'' # '' Amata bifasciata'' # '' Amata bokkeveldensis'' # '' Amata bondo'' # '' Amata borgoriensis'' # '' Amata borneogena'' # '' Amata brooksi'' # '' Amata bryoponda'' # '' Amata caerulescens'' # '' Amata calidupensis'' # '' Amata cantori'' # '' Amata caspia'' # '' Amata celebesa'' # '' Amata cerbera'' # '' Amata cerberella'' # '' Amata ceres'' # '' Amata chekianga'' # '' Amata chlorocera'' # '' Amata chlorometis'' # '' Amata chloroscia'' # '' Amata cholmlei'' # '' Amata choneutospila'' # '' Amata chroma'' # '' Amata chromatica'' # '' Amata chrysozona'' # '' Amata cinctelisa'' # '' Amata cingulata'' # '' Amata cocandica'' # '' Amata compta'' # ''
Amata congener ''Amata congener'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more t ...
'' # '' Amata congenita'' # '' Amata connectens'' # '' Amata consequa'' # '' Amata consimilis'' # '' Amata creobota'' # '' Amata croceizona'' # '' Amata cuckoolandia'' # '' Amata cuprizonata'' # '' Amata cyanea'' # '' Amata cyanura'' # '' Amata cymatilis'' # '' Amata cyssea'' # '' Amata damarensis'' # '' Amata dapontes'' # '' Amata decorata'' # '' Amata deflavata'' # '' Amata deflocca'' # '' Amata democharis'' # '' Amata democles'' # '' Amata derivata'' # '' Amata dichotoma'' # '' Amata dichotomoides'' # '' Amata dilatata'' # '' Amata dilateralis'' # '' Amata dimorpha'' # '' Amata discata'' # '' Amata distorta'' # '' Amata divisa'' # '' Amata dohertyi'' # '' Amata dyschlaena'' # '' Amata ebertorum'' # '' Amata edwardsi'' # '' Amata egenaria'' # '' Amata eleonora'' # '' Amata elisa'' # '' Amata elisoides'' # '' Amata elongata'' # '' Amata elongimacula'' # '' Amata elwesi'' # '' Amata endocrocis'' # '' Amata era'' # '' Amata euryzona'' # '' Amata exapta'' # '' Amata expandens'' # '' Amata extensa'' # '' Amata fenestrata'' # '' Amata fervida'' # '' Amata flava'' # '' Amata flavibrooksi'' # '' Amata flavifenestrata'' # '' Amata flavifrons'' # '' Amata flavoanalis'' # '' Amata formosae'' # '' Amata formosensis'' # '' Amata fortunei'' – white-spotted moth # '' Amata fouqueti'' # '' Amata francisca'' # '' Amata fruhstorferi'' # '' Amata gelatina'' # '' Amata genzana'' # '' Amata geon'' # '' Amata germana'' # '' Amata gigas'' # '' Amata gil'' # '' Amata goodi'' # '' Amata gracillima'' # '' Amata grahami'' # '' Amata grotei'' # '' Amata handelmazzettii'' # '' Amata hellei'' # '' Amata hemiphoenica'' # '' Amata heptaspila'' # '' Amata hesperitis'' # '' Amata huebneri'' # '' Amata humeralis'' # '' Amata hyalota'' # '' Amata hypomela'' # '' Amata insularis'' # '' Amata interniplaga'' # '' Amata jacksoni'' # '' Amata janenschi'' # '' Amata johanna'' # '' Amata kenredi'' # '' Amata kinensis'' # '' Amata kruegeri'' # '' Amata kuhlweini'' # '' Amata lagosensis'' # '' Amata lampetis'' # '' Amata lateralis'' # '' Amata leimacis'' # '' Amata leucacma'' # '' Amata leucerythra'' # '' Amata leucosoma'' # '' Amata lucta'' # '' Amata luzonensis'' # '' Amata macroflavifer'' # '' Amata macroplaca'' # '' Amata magistri'' # '' Amata magnopupillata'' # '' Amata magrettii'' # '' Amata marella'' # '' Amata marina'' # '' Amata marinoides'' # '' Amata marjana'' # ''
Amata melitospila ''Amata melitospila '' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird o ...
'' # '' Amata mestralii'' # '' Amata miozona'' # '' Amata mjobergi'' # '' Amata mogadorensis'' # '' Amata monothyris'' # '' Amata monticola'' # '' Amata multicincta'' # '' Amata multifasciata'' # '' Amata nigriceps'' # '' Amata nigricilia'' # '' Amata nigricornis'' # '' Amata nigrobasalis'' # '' Amata ntebi'' # '' Amata obraztsovi'' # '' Amata ochrospila'' # '' Amata olinda'' # '' Amata orphnaea'' # '' Amata pactolina'' # '' Amata paradelpha'' # '' Amata paraula'' # '' Amata passalis'' # '' Amata pembertoni'' # '' Amata perixanthia'' # '' Amata pfeifferae'' # '' Amata phaeobasis'' # '' Amata phaeochyta'' # '' Amata phaeososma'' # '' Amata phaeozona'' # '' Amata phegea'' – nine-spotted moth # '' Amata phepsalotis'' # '' Amata phoenicia'' # '' Amata pleurosticta'' # '' Amata ploetzi'' # '' Amata polidamon'' # '' Amata polymita'' – tiger-striped clearwing moth # '' Amata polyxo'' # '' Amata prepuncta'' # '' Amata prosomoea'' # '' Amata pryeri'' # '' Amata pseudextensa'' # '' Amata pseudosimplex'' # '' Amata pyrocoma'' # '' Amata ragazzii'' # '' Amata recedens'' # '' Amata rendalli'' # '' Amata romeii'' # '' Amata rubritincta'' # '' Amata rufina'' # '' Amata schoutedeni'' # '' Amata shirakii'' # ''
Amata shoa ''Amata shoa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Repu ...
'' # '' Amata similis'' # '' Amata simplex'' # '' Amata soror'' # '' Amata sperbius'' # '' Amata stanleyi'' # '' Amata stenoptera'' # '' Amata stictoptera'' # '' Amata symphona'' # '' Amata syntomoides'' # '' Amata teinopera'' # '' Amata tenera'' # '' Amata tetragonaria'' # '' Amata thoracica'' # '' Amata tomasina'' # '' Amata trifascia'' # ''
Amata trigonophora ''Amata trigonophora'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae Species description, first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in the coastal areas of eastern Australia. References

Amata (moth), trigo ...
'' # '' Amata tripunctata'' # '' Amata tritonia'' # '' Amata uelleburgensis'' # '' Amata velatipennis'' # '' Amata vicarians'' # '' Amata waldowi'' # '' Amata wallacei'' # '' Amata williami'' # '' Amata xanthopleura'' # '' Amata xanthosoma'' # '' Amata xanthura''


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amata (Moth) Syntomini Noctuoidea genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius