Amata passalis

Amata passalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. passalis
Binomial name
Amata passalis
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena passalis Fabricius, 1781
  • Zygaena cerbera Sulzer, 1776
  • Sphinx creusa Cramer, 1779
  • Syntomis latreillei Boisduval, 1829
  • Syntomis montana Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis passalis

Amata passalis, the sandalwood defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.

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