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Amata fantasia (Butler, 1876)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Amata (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Amata cerbera
Authorship:(Butler, 1876)
Citation:S.[yntomis] fantasia, n. sp.
Original genus:Syntomis
Publication:Butler A. G. 1876a. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology
Volume:(2) 12
Issue:60–62
Pagination:349
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31981912
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Amata fantasia (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Sphinx cerbera Linnaeus, 1764; synonymized by G. F. Hampson (1898a: 83).

Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amata fantasia (Butler, 1876) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, [no date], leg. Drège.
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