Aidos amanda is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Suriname, Brazil Venezuela and the Guianas.

Aidos amanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Aididae
Genus: Aidos
Species:
A. amanda
Binomial name
Aidos amanda
(Stoll, 1782)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bombyx amanda Stoll, 1782

The larvae feed on the leaves of Annona punicifolia. The larva has seven or eight instars.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aidos amanda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ False-Parasitized Cocoons And The Biology Of Aididae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)