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Amata johanna (Butler, 1876)

Permalink:	AMATJOHA
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Syntomina (subtribe)/ Amata (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1876)
Citation:	S.[yntomis] johanna, 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:	348
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31981911

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Amata johanna (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Amata johanna (Butler, 1876)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], Knysna, [no date], leg. R. Trimen.

Distribution note:

The record of Nigeria (Aurivillius 1905b: 25) is a misidentification of another Amata species (see J. J. de Freina & W. De Prins 2019: 212).

de Freina J. J. & De Prins W. 2019. Lectotype designation of Sphinx cerbera Linnaeus, 1764 with nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on selected African species of Amata Fabricius, 1807 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Amata johanna (Butler, 1876)	Namibia		de Freina J. J. 2015a. Beschreibung der Artengruppe von Amata bokkeveldensis aus der Westkap-Region Südafrikas mit drei neuen Arten sowie Redeskription von Amata johanna (Butler, 1876) (Lepidoptera,: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini). page 128
Amata johanna (Butler, 1876)	South Africa	Western Cape	Butler A. G. 1876a. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 348

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Amata anna (Butler, 1876)	(Butler, 1876)	species	Synonym	Syntomis anna