Amphelarctia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Allan Watson in 1975. Its single species, Amphelarctia priscilla, was first described by William Schaus in 1911. It is found in French Guiana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Costa Rica.[1][2]
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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: | Amphelarctia Watson, 1975 |
| Species: | A. priscilla
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| Amphelarctia priscilla (Schaus, 1911)
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Amphelarctia Watson, 1975". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Amphelarctia priscilla (Schaus, 1911)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
edit- Original description of the genus: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology Supplement.