Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Syntomini > Amata
Amata cyssea (Stoll, [1782])
While Hampson, 1892 lists cyssea and georgina as separate species. However, vide Hampson, 1898 synomizes georgina and cyssea. In the Ab. georgina, the frons is dark as in individual (bh106).
- Images
- Early stages
- Distribution
- Identification
- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
- Similiar species
- References
Amata cyssea
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Amata cyssea (Stoll, [1782]): Avena sativa (Poaceae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae),Lantana camara (Verbenaceae), Santalum album (Santalaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Delhi | ||||||||||||
| Goa | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | ||||||||||||
| Haryana | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Tripura | ||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Separating Amata bicincta (Kollar, [1844]) and Amata cyssea (Stoll, [1782])
Amata cyssea has a yellow collar, slight smaller FW spots than bicincta and a tiny spot between the two FW medial spots, visible in bh106 and bm894, obscure in other individuals.
Amata bicincta has a black collar, larger FW spots than cyssea.
Amata cyssea has a yellow collar, slight smaller FW spots than bicincta and a tiny spot between the two FW medial spots, visible in bh106 and bm894, obscure in other individuals.
Amata bicincta has a black collar, larger FW spots than cyssea.
References:
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Arctiinae > Syntomini > Amata
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Pal, S. 2022. Amata cyssea (Stoll, [1782]). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/354960/Amata-cyssea
Share by email