Amata nigricornis

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Amata nigricornis
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. nigricornis
Binomial name
Amata nigricornis
(Alphéraky, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis nigricornis Turati, 1917
  • Syntomis phegea ab. nicricornis Alphéraky, 1883
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis nat. montana Obraztsov, 1937
  • Amata (Syntomis) nigricornis tanaica Obraztsov, 1941
  • Amata (Syntomis) nigricornis jaica Obraztsov, 1941
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis nat. borzhomica Obraztsov, 1966
  • Syntomis rossica Turati, 1917
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis natio osthelderi Obraztsov, 1966

Amata nigricornis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1883.[1] It is common in Ukraine and found in the southern part of European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey[2] and Iran.

The wingspan is 30–35 mm.[3]

Subspecies[edit]

  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis
  • Amata nigricornis anatolica (Zerny, 1931)
  • Amata nigricornis krymaea Obraztsov, 1937
  • Amata nigricornis turgaica Obraztsov, 1937

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amata nigricornis". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata nigricornis (Alphéraky, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "10519b Amata nigricornis (Alphéraky, 1883)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved 30 October 2019.