Amata aperta

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Amata aperta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. aperta
Binomial name
Amata aperta
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Syntomis apertaWalker, [1865]
  • Sphinx polydamonCramer, [1779]
  • Hydrusa mochlotisMeyrick, 1886
  • Hydrusa nesothetisMeyrick, 1886

Amata aperta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria) and New Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. "Amata". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  2. Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata aperta (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 October 2019.