Amphelarctia

Amphelarctia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amphelarctia
Watson, 1975
Species:
A. priscilla
Binomial name
Amphelarctia priscilla
(Schaus, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Automolis priscilla Schaus, 1911

Amphelarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Allan Watson in 1975. Its single species, Amphelarctia priscilla, was first described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Costa Rica.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Amphelarctia Watson, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Amphelarctia priscilla (Schaus, 1911)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.


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