Amata cyssea, the handmaiden moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka.[1]

Amata cyssea
In Thrippunithura, Kerala, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. cyssea
Binomial name
Amata cyssea
Stoll, 1782
Synonyms
  • Sphinx cysseus Stoll, [1782]
  • Zygaena collaris Fabricius, 1793
  • Syntomis schoenerrhi Boisduval, 1829
  • Syntomis cuprea Prittwitz, 1867
  • Syntomis georgina Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis cysseoides Butler, 1876
In Thrippunithura, Kerala, India

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 213 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.