"Handmaiden moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Amata cyssea.
Handmaiden moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Syntomoides
Species:
S. imaon
Binomial name
Syntomoides imaon
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
Sphinx imaon Cramer, [1779]
Syntomis godarti Boisduval, 1829
Syntomis fusiformis Walker, 1856
Syntomis approximata Walker, [1865]
Syntomis libera Walker, [1865]
Syntomis fytchei Moore, 1871
Syntomis cupreipennis Butler, 1876
Syntomis artina Butler, 1876
Syntomis sargania Butler, 1879
Syntomis mota Swinhoe, 1891
Ceryx godarti
Ceryx imaon
Syntomoides imaon, the handmaiden moth, is a moth of subfamily Arctiinae, subtribe Ctenuchina. The systematics of the subfamily has been revised. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is well distributed in Sikkim, Khasi hills and throughout Pakistan (Sindh), India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Hong Kong, Vietnam.[2][3]
^Savela, Markku. "Syntomoides imaon (Cramer, [1779])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^"Syntomoides imaon Cramer comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
^"Syntomoides imaon Cramer, 1779". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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