Amerila niveivitrea
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Amerila niveivitrea (Bartel, 1903)
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Amerila niveivitrea is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Bartel in 1903. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Fasso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.[1]
The length of the forewings is 26–29 mm.[2]
References
- Bartel, M., 1903): Neue aetiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 16: 170-214.
- 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.