Amata cyssea
Appearance
Amata cyssea | |
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In Thrippunithura, Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Amata |
Species: | A. cyssea
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Binomial name | |
Amata cyssea Stoll, 1782
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Amata cyssea, the handmaiden moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 213 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.