Amastus popayanensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1916. It is found in Colombia.[1]
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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: | Amastus |
| Species: | A. popayanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amastus popayanensis Vincent, 2006
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Taxonomy
editThere is some dispute over whether the species belongs in Amastus or Hemihyalea.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amastus lehmanni". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.