Amata polyxo

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Amata polyxo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. polyxo
Binomial name
Amata polyxo
(Fawcett, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis polyxoFawcett, 1918

Amata polyxo is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1918. It is found in Kenya. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Amata polyxo (Fawcett, 1918)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 16, 2018.