Amata simplex

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Amata simplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. simplex
Binomial name
Amata simplex
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis simplexWalker, 1854
  • Syntomis corvusWallengren, 1860
  • Syntomis monedulaWallengren, 1860
  • Syntomis nostalisWalker, 1854

Amata simplex is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Amata simplex (Walker, 1854)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2018.