Amsacta

Amsacta is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus contains several species that need a review.

Amsacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Amsacta
Walker, 1855
Type species
Amsacta marginalis
Walker, 1855

Species congeneric to the type species

Amsacta sensu lato

References

  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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