Amata nigricornis Alphéraky, 1883 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amata nigricornis Alphéraky, 1883

Amata nigricornis Alphéraky, 1883

Amata nigricornis is an Erebidae moth species described by Alphéraky in 1883, found across parts of eastern Europe and western Asia, with a 30–35 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Amata
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Amata nigricornis Alphéraky, 1883

Amata nigricornis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1883. This species is common in Ukraine, and is also found in southern European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, and Iran. Its wingspan measures between 30 and 35 mm.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Amata

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