Seven-spotted handmaiden moth
Amata cyssea
The seven-spotted handmaiden moth is a small moth from India and Sri Lanka. Its name tells us it has spots on its wings. It belongs to the same big group as the fluffy tiger moths.
Lives in
India and Sri Lanka
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Not much is written about what it eats. Like most moths, the grown-ups sip sweet juice from flowers.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
Seven-spotted handmaiden moth about 14 km/h (8.7 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It was first described by the scientist Caspar Stoll in 1782, more than 240 years ago.
2
It belongs to the tiger moths, a group with many brightly patterned moths.
3
It lives only in South Asia, in India and on the island of Sri Lanka.
you asked
Most asked questions about Seven-spotted handmaiden moth
?Is the seven-spotted handmaiden moth dangerous?
No. It is a small moth that cannot bite or sting.
?Where does the seven-spotted handmaiden moth live?
In India and Sri Lanka.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Amata cyssea
- Named by
- Stoll, 1782
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Erebidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Erebidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Handmaiden moth
Where the facts come from
- Amata cyssea (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Praveenp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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