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Afraloa

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Afraloa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afraloa
Dubatolov, 2006
Species:
A. bifurca
Binomial name
Afraloa bifurca
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855
  • Spilarctia radiosa Druce, 1898

Afraloa is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains only one species, Afraloa bifurca, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Togo, Uganda[1] and Pakistan.

Taxonomy

The type species of Afraloa is Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855. The genus needs a taxonomic review of species.

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