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Aidos amanda

Aidos amanda is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Suriname, Brazil Venezuela and the Guianas.

Last revised
Jul 10, 2026
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Length
104 w
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Source
Aidos amanda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Aididae
Genus: Aidos
Species:
A. amanda
Binomial name
Aidos amanda
(Stoll, 1782)1
Synonyms
  • Bombyx amanda Stoll, 1782

Aidos amanda is a moth of the Aididae family. It is found in Suriname, Brazil Venezuela and the Guianas.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Annona punicifolia. The larva has seven or eight instars.2

References

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aidos amanda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. False-Parasitized Cocoons And The Biology Of Aididae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea)