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Amata cantori

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Amata cantori
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. 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 family Arctiidae ("wooly 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]

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