Amata passalis

Amata passalis, the sandalwood defoliator, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.[1] It is known mainly as a defoliator of sandalwood (Santalum album) in India. It is also recorded on various alternate food plants.[2]

Amata passalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. passalis
Binomial name
Amata passalis
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena passalis Fabricius, 1781
  • Zygaena cerbera Sulzer, 1776
  • Sphinx creusa Cramer, 1779
  • Syntomis latreillei Boisduval, 1829
  • Syntomis montana Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis passalis

References
  1. Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata passalis (Fabricius, 1781)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  2. Venkatesha, M.G. (1993). "Biology of the sandalwood defoliator, Amata passalis (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on alternate host plants". Annals of Entomology. pp. 73–77.


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