Amata cantori
| Amata cantori | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Syntomis (syn Amata) |
| Species: | A. cantori |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata cantori (Moore, 1859)[1] | |
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Amata cantori is a species of moth in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the family Arctiidae ("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths").[2] It is found on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Adults are robust and black. The abdomen is completely black and the hindwing has a small transparent spot anterior of the center.[3]
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