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Amerila bubo

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Amerila bubo
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A. bubo
Binomial name
Amerila bubo
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Canopus bubo Walker, 1855
  • Rhodogastria bubo

Amerila bubo is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum coca, Bridelia, Erythrina, Ficus congensis, Musa sapientum, Coffea and Solanum species.

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