Amauta papilionaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Order: | Lepidoptera
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Family: | Castniidae
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Genus: | Amauta
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Species: | A. papilionaris
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Binomial name | |
Amauta papilionaris (Walker, [1865])[1]
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Amauta papilionaris is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Panama.
The wingspan is about 103–135 mm.[2] Adults are dark brown with a transverse yellowish band running parallel to the exterior margin on the forewings. There is a small, colon shaped, yellow spot on the discal area. There is a turquoise band on the hindwings which runs from the costal margin to the anal margin, without touching it.[3]