Amata cantori

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Amata cantori
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. cantori
Binomial name
Amata cantori
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis cantoriMoore, 1859

Amata cantori is a moth in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the subfamily Arctiinae ("woolly bears" or "tiger moths"). The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1859. [1] [2] It is found on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Adults are robust and black. The abdomen is completely black and the hindwing has a small transparent spot anterior of the center. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata cantori (Moore, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata cantori Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 29, 2019.