Amauta papilionaris

Amauta papilionaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Amauta
Species:	A. papilionaris
Binomial name
	Amauta papilionaris; (Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
	Castnia papilionaris Walker, [1865]; Castnia amethystina Houlbert, 1917; Castnia velutina Houlbert, 1917; Castnia strandi Röber, 1927 (preocc.); Castnia strandiata Röber, 1927;

Amauta papilionaris is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Panama.

The wingspan is about 103–135 mm.^[2] Adults are dark brown with a transverse yellowish band running parallel to the exterior margin on the forewings. There is a small, colon shaped, yellow spot on the discal area. There is a turquoise band on the hindwings which runs from the costal margin to the anal margin, without touching it.^[3]

Subspecies

Amauta papilionaris papilionaris (Colombia)
Amauta papilionaris amethystina (Houlbert, 1917) (Venezuela, Colombia, Panama)
Amauta papilionaris lionela Lamas, 1995 (Peru, Bolivia)
Amauta papilionaris velutina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)

References

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[1] Amauta at funet

[2] Butterflies & Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species

[3] Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments

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