anth opter ana ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁T ort ric idae . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Category : Arch ip ini <0x0A> </s> ▁Ed mond o ▁De ▁Am ic is ▁( ; ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁– ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁novel ist , ▁journalist , ▁poet ▁and ▁short - story ▁writer . ▁His ▁best - known ▁book ▁is ▁Cu ore , ▁a ▁children ' s ▁novel ▁translated ▁into ▁English ▁as ▁Heart . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁On eg lia ▁( today ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Imper ia ), ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mod ena , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁Army ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy . ▁De ▁Am ic is ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁C usto za ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Independ ence ▁War , ▁a ▁defeat ▁of ▁Sav oy ▁forces ▁against ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Empire ; ▁the ▁spect acle ▁left ▁him ▁disappoint ed , ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁later ▁decision ▁to ▁leave ▁military ▁life . ▁ ▁In ▁Florence , ▁he ▁wrote ▁his ▁first ▁sketch es ▁dealing ▁with ▁his ▁front line ▁experience , ▁collected ▁as ▁La ▁vita ▁militare ▁(" Mil it ary ▁Life ", ▁ 1 8 6 8 ), ▁and ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁L '