Amata (moth)

Amata
	Amata trigonophora
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Tribe:	Syntomini
Genus:	Amata; Fabricius, 1807
Type species
	Zygaena passalis; Fabricius, 1781
Synonyms
	Syntomis Ochsenheimer, 1808; Buthysia Wallengren, 1863; Cacoethes Hübner, 1819; Coenochromia Hübner, [1819]; Syntoma Billberg, 1820; Hydrusa Walker, 1854; Asinusca Wallengren, 1862; Asinutea Wallengren, 1863; Asinusca Wallengren, 1865; Callitomis Butler, 1876; Leopoldina Hering, 1934; Vitronaclia Griveaud, 1964;

Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.

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