Amphia sogai

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Amphia sogai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Amphia
Species:
A. sogai
Binomial name
Amphia sogai
Viette, 1967

Amphia sogai is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Pierre Viette in 1967. It is found in northern Madagascar. [1]

Its wingspan ranges from 42 to 46 mm, with a length of the forewings of 21 to 23 mm. This species is close to Amphia gigantea Viette, 1958. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphia sogai Viette, 1967". Afromoths. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. Viette, P. (1970). "Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. No. 37". Noctuelles Trifides du Massif de Tsaratanana: 200-203.