Amata polidamon

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Amata polidamon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. polidamon
Binomial name
Amata polidamon
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx polidamonCramer, 1779
  • Amata polydamon
  • Cacoethes polidamon
  • Syntomis polidamon
  • Zygaena polidamon

Amata polidamon is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in South Africa. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 19, 2017.