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Afrospilarctia dissimilis

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Afrospilarctia dissimilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afrospilarctia
Species:
A. dissimilis
Binomial name
Afrospilarctia dissimilis
(Distant, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma dissimilis Distant, 1897

Afrospilarctia dissimilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Vernonia gerrardi.

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)