Amata wallacei

Amata wallacei is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] It is found on Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Amata wallacei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. wallacei
Binomial name
Amata wallacei
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis wallacei Moore, 1859

The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. Adults have five white spots on black forewings and two white spots on the hindwings. There are yellow rings at the base of the abdomen and on the sixth segment.[2]

Subspecies

  • Amata wallacei wallacei (Java)
  • Amata wallacei paucicincta Holloway, 1988 (Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)
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References

  1. Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata wallacei (Moore, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata wallacei paucicincta ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.


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