Amsacta

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Amsacta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Amsacta
Walker, 1855
Type species
Amsacta marginalis
Walker, 1855

Amsacta is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains several species that need a review.

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Species congeneric to the type species

Amsacta sensu lato

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