Amsacta

Genus of moths

Amsacta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Amsacta
Walker, 1855
Type species
Amsacta marginalis
Walker, 1855

Amsacta is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains several species that need a review.

Species congeneric to the type species

  • Amsacta fuscosa (Bartel, 1903)
  • Amsacta latimarginalis Rothschild, 1933
  • Amsacta marginalis Walker, 1855

Amsacta sensu lato

  • Amsacta aureolimbata Rothschild, 1910
  • Amsacta duberneti Toulgoët, 1968
  • Amsacta flavicostata (Gaede, 1916)
  • Amsacta grammiphlebia Hampson, 1901
  • Amsacta moloneyi Druce, 1887
  • Amsacta nigrisignata Gaede, 1923
  • Amsacta nivea Hampson, 1916
  • Amsacta paolii Berio, 1936

References

  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
Taxon identifiers
Amsacta
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