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Amata decorata

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Amata decorata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. decorata
Binomial name
Amata decorata
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis decorata Walker, 1862
  • Syntomis florina Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis fata Swinhoe, 1892
  • Ceryx decorata
  • Ceryx fata

Amata decorata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found on Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lowland areas.

Adults are day-flying.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amata decorata Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 29 October 2019.