Amauta papilionaris is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Panama.
The wingspan is about 103–135 mm.Butterflies & Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-speciesCastniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments
Subspecies Amauta papilionaris papilionaris (Colombia) Amauta papilionaris amethystina (Houlbert, 1917) (Venezuela, Colombia, Panama) Amauta papilionaris lionela Lamas, 1995 (Peru, Bolivia) Amauta papilionaris velutina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
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