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Amata expandens

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Amata expandens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. expandens
Binomial name
Amata expandens
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis expandens Walker, 1862
  • Syntomoides inequalis Snellen, 1895
  • Ceryx ericssoni Rothschild, 1910
  • Ceryx expandens

Amata expandens is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in Sundaland.[2] The habitat consists of lowland areas.

References

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  1. ^ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata expandens Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 29 October 2019.