| Amata similis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata similis (Le Cerf, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amata similis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1922. It is found in Kenya. [1]
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Metarctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Aegocera is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Catephia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa.
Stracena is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1903.
Rhodophthitus is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880.
Nyctaegeria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sesiidae erected by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1914. Its only species, Nyctaegeria nobilis, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1910. It is known from Angola and Tanzania.
Amata monticola is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1910. It is found in Tanzania.
Metarctia tenebrosa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1922. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Amata rubritincta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Amata soror is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1922. It is found in Kenya.
Tenuinaclia melancholica is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1921. It is found on Madagascar.
Thyrosticta angustipennis is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1921. It is found on Madagascar.
Salagena is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.
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