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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. wallacei
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| Binomial name | |
| Amata wallacei (Moore, 1859)
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The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Amata wallacei wallacei (Java)
- Amata wallacei paucicincta Holloway, 1988 (Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata wallacei (Moore, 1859)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata wallacei paucicincta ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 30, 2019.