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Amphissa Walker, 1855

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Spilosomina (subtribe)/  Amphissa (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Creatonotos
Authorship:Walker, 1855
Citation:Genus 32. Amphissa
Taxon remarks:Type species: Amphissa vacillans Walker, 1855. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera: 685. By monotypy. A junior homonym of Amphissa Adams & Adams, 1853 [Mollusca]. The objective replacement name is Phissama Moore, 1858.
Publication:Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:684
URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418708