Amata xanthosoma
Appearance
Amata xanthosoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Amata |
Species: | A. xanthosoma
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Binomial name | |
Amata xanthosoma (Turner, 1898)
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Amata xanthosoma, the yellow tiger moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898.[1] It is found in the northern part of the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are yellow with brown spots.[3]
External links
[edit]- ^ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
- ^ Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata xanthosoma (Turner, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 July 2017). "Amata xanthosoma (Turner, 1898) Yellow Tiger Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 30 October 2019.