Amurrhyparia is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 1985. Its only species, Amurrhyparia leopardina, was first described by Embrik Strand in 1919. It is found in Russia (southeastern Transbaikalia, Amur, and Primorye) and China (Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, and Sichuan).[1]

Amurrhyparia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Micrarctiina
Genus: Amurrhyparia
Dubatolov, 1985
Species:
A. leopardina
Binomial name
Amurrhyparia leopardina
(Strand, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia leopardinula Strand, 1919
  • Chelonia leopardina Ménétriés, 1859
  • Diacrisia leopardina mandschurica Bang-Haas, 1936
  • Amurrhyparia sinensis Bang-Haas, 1936

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Amurrhyparia Dubatolov, 1985". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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