Amata xanthura, the southern spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1905.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria.

Amata xanthura
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. xanthura
Binomial name
Amata xanthura
(Turner, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis xanthura Turner, 1905

References

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  1. ^ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata xanthura (Turner, 1905)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.