Amastus bicolor

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Amastus bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amastus
Species:
A. bicolor
Binomial name
Amastus bicolor
(Maassen, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Hebena bicolorMaassen, 1890
  • Elysius bicolor(Maassen, 1890)

Amastus bicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Peter Maassen in 1890. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Amastus bicolor (Maassen, 1890)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2019.