Amata soror

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Amata soror
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. soror
Binomial name
Amata soror
(Le Cerf, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis sororLe Cerf, 1922

Amata soror is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1922. It is found in Kenya. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amata soror (Le Cerf, 1922)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 30, 2020.