Amaxia pardalis

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Amaxia pardalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Amaxia
Species:A. pardalis
Binomial name
Amaxia pardalis
Walker, 1855 [1]
Synonyms
  • Amaxia osmophoraHampson, 1901
  • Amaxia dyunaDruce, 1897
  • Amaxia parvaRothschild, 1909

Amaxia pardalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855 and is the type species of the genus Amaxia. [2] It is found in Brazil, Suriname, Costa Rica and Mexico.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Erebidae family of insects

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.

Francis Walker (entomologist) British entomologist

Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.

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<i>Amaxia</i> genus of insects

Amaxia is a genus of arctiine tussock moths in the family Erebidae. The type species of the genus is Amaxia pardalisWalker, 1855.

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Amaxia apyga is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in Costa Rica.

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Amaxia pardalis Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Amaxia". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.



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