Amsacta

Amsacta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Subtribe:	Spilosomina
Genus:	Amsacta Walker, 1855
Type species
Amsacta marginalis Walker, 1855

Amsacta is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains several species that need a review.

Species congeneric to the type species

• Amsacta fuscosa (Bartel, 1903)
• Amsacta latimarginalis Rothschild, 1933
• Amsacta marginalis Walker, 1855

Amsacta sensu lato

• Amsacta aureolimbata Rothschild, 1910
• Amsacta duberneti Toulgoët, 1968
• Amsacta flavicostata (Gaede, 1916)
• Amsacta grammiphlebia Hampson, 1901
• Amsacta moloneyi Druce, 1887
• Amsacta nigrisignata Gaede, 1923
• Amsacta nivea Hampson, 1916
• Amsacta paolii Berio, 1936

References

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.