Amata ploetzi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. ploetzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amata ploetzi (Strand, 1912)
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Amata ploetzi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1912.[2][3][4] It is found in Equatorial Guinea.[2][3] It is named after Carl Plötz.[1]
The wingspan is about 33 mm (1.3 in) (holotype, a female).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Strand, E. (1912). "Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera I. (Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae, Striphnopterygidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Syntomididae [sic], Hypsidae und Agaristidae)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. A. 78 (6): 139–197 [180].
- ^ a b c De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Amata ploetzi Strand, 1912". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Amata Fabricius, 1807". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Amata ploetzi Strand, 1912". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.