Amauta papilionaris explained
Amauta papilionaris is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Panama.
The wingspan is about 103–135 mm.[1] [2]
Subspecies
- Amauta papilionaris papilionaris (Colombia)
- Amauta papilionaris amethystina (Houlbert, 1917) (Venezuela, Colombia, Panama)
- Amauta papilionaris lionela Lamas, 1995 (Peru, Bolivia)
- Amauta papilionaris velutina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
Notes and References
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/ImagesSearchResults.dsml?IMAGE_ID=30.0&FAMILY=CASTNIIDAE&beginIndex=6&listPageURL=ImageList.dsml%3FFAMILY%3DCASTNIIDAE&searchPageURL=SearchImages.dsml%3FFAMILY%3DCASTNIIDAE Butterflies & Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
- http://www.revistas.luz.edu.ve/index.php/cien/article/viewFile/6833/6540 Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments