Amana angulifera

Amana angulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epicopeiidae
Genus:	Amana
Species:	A. angulifera
Binomial name
	Amana angulifera; Walker, 1855

Amana angulifera is a moth in the family Epicopeiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India.[1]

Adults have a distinctive forewing pattern consisting of three yellow stripes, which converge towards the tornus and contrast with a dark ground colour. The hindwings are dark brown with orange marginal and submarginal markings.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amana angulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
Minet, J. 2002: "The Epicopeiidae: phylogeny and a redefinition, with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea)". Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 38(4): 463-487.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Amana angulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[2] Minet, J. 2002: "The Epicopeiidae: phylogeny and a redefinition, with the description of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea)". Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 38(4): 463-487.