Amata cantori
Encyclopedia
Amata cantori is a species of moth
in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the family Arctiidae
("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths"). It is found on Peninsular Malaysia
and Borneo
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Adults are robust and black. The abdomen is completely black and the hindwing has a small transparent spot anterior of the center.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the family Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths"). It is found on Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
and Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
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Adults are robust and black. The abdomen is completely black and the hindwing has a small transparent spot anterior of the center.