Amata cantori

Amata cantori
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Amata
Species: A. cantori
Binomial name
Amata cantori
(Moore, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syntomis cantori Moore, 1859

Amata cantori is a species of moth in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the subfamily Arctiinae ("woolly bears" or "tiger moths").[2] It is found on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Adults are robust and black. The abdomen is completely black and the hindwing has a small transparent spot anterior of the center.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Amata at funet
  2. ↑ Zip Code Zoo_Amata_Genus. 2009
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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