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Amerila vidua

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Amerila vidua
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A. vidua
Binomial name
Amerila vidua
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Noctua vidua Cramer, 1780
  • Rhodogastria vidua
  • Phalaena Noctua mauritia Stoll, [1781]
  • Rhodogastria vidua mauritia

Amerila vidua is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania.[1]

Subspecies

  • Amerila vidua vidua
  • Amerila vidua mauritia (Stoll, [1781]) (Mauritius)

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Amerila vidua (Cramer, 1780)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 19, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  • Cramer, P., 1780: De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America [Papillons Exotiques des trois parties du monde l'Asie, l'Afrique & l'Amerique] 3: 1-176, t. CXCII-CCLXXXVII, Amsterdam, Utrecht.
  • Häuser, Ch. L. & Boppre, M., 1997: A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Systematic Entomology 22 (1): 1-44.