Amata nigricornis

Amata nigricornis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1883.[1] It is common in Ukraine and found in the southern part of European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey[2] and Iran.

Amata nigricornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. nigricornis
Binomial name
Amata nigricornis
(Alphéraky, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis nigricornis Turati, 1917
  • Syntomis phegea ab. nicricornis Alphéraky, 1883
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis nat. montana Obraztsov, 1937
  • Amata (Syntomis) nigricornis tanaica Obraztsov, 1941
  • Amata (Syntomis) nigricornis jaica Obraztsov, 1941
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis nat. borzhomica Obraztsov, 1966
  • Syntomis rossica Turati, 1917
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis natio osthelderi Obraztsov, 1966

The wingspan is 30–35 mm.[3]

Subspecies
  • Amata nigricornis nigricornis
  • Amata nigricornis anatolica (Zerny, 1931)
  • Amata nigricornis krymaea Obraztsov, 1937
  • Amata nigricornis turgaica Obraztsov, 1937

References
  1. "Amata nigricornis". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013.
  2. Savela, Markku (3 April 2019). "Amata nigricornis (Alphéraky, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "10519b Amata nigricornis (Alphéraky, 1883)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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