| Amata sperbius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. sperbius |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata sperbius Fabricius, 1787 | |
Amata sperbius is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae which was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. [1] [2]
It can be found in India, Thailand, and most parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. [3]
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification.
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