Scientific Classification of Amata huebneri (Wasp Moth - Ngengat Tawon)

Scientific classification of Amata huebneri - Wasp Moth - Ngengat Tawon

Superregnum | Superkingdom/Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 – eukaryotes; organisms whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within membranes.

Regnum | Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 – animals;  a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals are also heterotrophs, meaning they must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance.

Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 – arthropods; invertebrate animals that have an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed appendages.

Classis | Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 – insects; the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae.

Ordo | Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies.

Familia | Family: Arctiidae Leach, 1815 - 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 (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, footmen (which are usually much drabber), lichen moths and wasp moths.

Genus: Amata Fabricius, 1807
          Synonyms: Syntomis Ochsenheimer, 1808
                                  Buthysia Wallengren, 1863
                                  Cacoethes Hübner, 1819
                                  Hydrusa Walker, 1854

Species: A. huebneri

Binomial name/scientific name/latin name: Amata huebneri (Boisduval, 1828) 
            Synonym: Syntomis hübneri Boisduval, 1829

References:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eukaryota
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropoda
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctiidae
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_%28moth%29
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amata_huebneri

Photos of Amata huebneri - Wasp Moth - Ngengat Tawon were taken using a camera phone Sony Ericsson K800i in Ponorogo, East Java, Indonesia. Click the link to see WASP MOTH MATING PHOTOS.