Amata ploetzi
| Amata ploetzi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. ploetzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata ploetzi (Strand, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Amata ploetzi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1912.[1][2][4] It is found in Equatorial Guinea.[1][2] It is named after Carl Plötz.[3]
The wingspan is about 33 mm (1.3 in) (holotype, a female).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Amata ploetzi Strand, 1912". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Amata Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 Strand, E. (1912). "Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. A. 78 (6): 139–197 [180].
- ↑ "Amata ploetzi Strand, 1912". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.