Amata xanthosoma
| Amata xanthosoma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. xanthosoma |
| 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
- ^ "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.