Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis, the sandalwood defoliator, is an Erebidae moth found in Sri Lanka and India, first described in 1781.

Family
Genus
Amata
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781

Amata passalis, commonly known as the sandalwood defoliator, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. This species is distributed in Sri Lanka and India.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Amata

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