Aidos amanda

Aidos amanda is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Surinam, Venezuela and the Guianas.

Aidos amanda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Aididae
Genus:
Aidos
Species:
A. amanda
Binomial name
Aidos amanda
(Stoll, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx amanda Stoll, 1782

The larvae feed on the leaves of Annona punicifolia. The larva has seven or eight instars.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aidos amanda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. False-Parasitized Cocoons And The Biology Of Aididae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)


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