Biology:Amphelarctia
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amphelarctia Watson, 1975 |
| Species: | A. priscilla
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| Amphelarctia priscilla (Schaus, 1911)
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Amphelarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Allan Watson in 1975. Its single species, Amphelarctia priscilla, was first described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Costa Rica.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Amphelarctia Watson, 1975". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/amphelarctia/. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ↑ Toulgoët, Hervé de; Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Amphelarctia priscilla (Schaus, 1911)". http://www7.inra.fr/papillon/arct_guy/boite_08/texte/a_prisci.htm. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
External links
- Original description of the genus: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement.
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