Amata passalis
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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. passalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amata passalis (Fabricius, 1781)
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Amata passalis, the sandalwood defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.[1] It is known mainly as a defoliator of sandalwood (Santalum album) in India. It is also recorded on various alternate food plants.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata passalis (Fabricius, 1781)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Venkatesha, M.G. (1993). "Biology of the sandalwood defoliator, Amata passalis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on alternate host plants". Annals of Entomology. pp. 73–77.