Amata cyanura
Encyclopedia
Amata cyanura is a species of moth
in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the family Arctiidae
("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths").
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the genus Amata (or Syntomis) of the family Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
("wooly bears" or "Tiger moths").