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Amerila omissa

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Amerila omissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. omissa
Binomial name
Amerila omissa
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria omissa Rothschild, 1910

Amerila omissa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found from the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas, through China and Malaysia to Borneo.

On Mount Kinabalu the species can be found as high as 2600 m above sea level but is mainly found in the lower alpine regions around 1000 m above sea level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amerila omissa Rothschild". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 25, 2019.