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Amastus popayanensis

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Species of moth

Amastus popayanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Taxonomy

There is some dispute over whether the species belongs in Amastus or Hemihyalea.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Amastus lehmanni​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Amastus popayanensis


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