Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
Sighting 4674198

Amata nr aperta

Pale Spotted Tiger Moth at Rocky Creek, NSW

Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
Amata nr aperta at Rocky Creek, NSW - 3 Nov 2009 07:49 PM
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Amata nr aperta 7 Jun 2025 ibaird
Amata nr aperta 7 Jun 2025 donhe
Amata aperta 7 Jun 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 7 Jun 2025 PJH123

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Amata sp

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WendyEM wrote:
   7 Jun 2025
Amata aperta
https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimens.php?taxid=10507
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=514348
WendyEM wrote:
   7 Jun 2025
why do things go in as "near Amata aperta" or whatever else ???? the species is quite variable why not THE actual species ???
donhe wrote:
   7 Jun 2025
Because other species look like this too and are also variable, so this could be one of those.
donhe wrote:
   7 Jun 2025
Reorienting and rescaling a copy of this photo to match a forewing with those in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/cten-wings.html
one can see it is a long way from say A. annulata and from A. chlorometis,
but is as close to A. humeralis and A. orphnaea as it it is to A. aperta.

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