Biology:Amastus popayanensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Amastus popayanensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amastus
Species:
A. popayanensis
Binomial name
Amastus popayanensis
Vincent, 2006
Synonyms
  • Amastus lehmanni Rothschild, 1916 (preocc.)
  • Hemihyalea lehmanni

Amastus popayanensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1916. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Taxonomy

There is some dispute over whether the species belongs in Amastus or Hemihyalea.[citation needed]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Amastus lehmanni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=40619.  Retrieved April 25, 2018.

Wikidata ☰ Q4740422 entry