Amaxia erythrophleps

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Amaxia erythrophleps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amaxia
Species:
A. erythrophleps
Binomial name
Amaxia erythrophleps
Hampson, 1901 [1]

Amaxia erythrophleps is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in the upper Amazon basin.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Amaxia erythrophleps Hampson, 1901". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2018.