Amsacta
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Amsacta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – comprising an uncertain number of species of tiger moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus of tiger moths): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Erebidae – family; Arctiinae – subfamily; Spilosomina – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of tiger moths): Amsacta marginalis – type species; Amsacta fuscosa, Amsacta latimarginalis – other confirmed species; Amsacta aureolimbata, Amsacta duberneti, Amsacta flavicostata, Amsacta grammiphlebia, Amsacta moloneyi, Amsacta nigrisignata, Amsacta nivea, Amsacta paolii – other species sensu lato