Amastus modesta

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Amastus modesta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amastus
Species:
A. modesta
Binomial name
Amastus modesta
(Maassen, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Phragmatobia modestaMaassen, 1890
  • Halysidota agathaSchaus, 1924
  • Elysius agatha(Schaus, 1924)

Amastus modesta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Peter Maassen in 1890. It is found in Bolivia. [1]

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References

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