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Amata xanthosoma

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Amata xanthosoma
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. xanthosoma
Binomial name
Amata xanthosoma
(Turner, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Hydrusa xanthosoma Turner, 1898
  • Syntomis cremnotherma Lower, 1900
  • Amata tunneyi Rothschild, 1910

Amata xanthosoma is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in the northern part of Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are yellow with brown spots.[3]