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Amerila vitrea

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Amerila vitrea
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A. vitrea
Binomial name
Amerila vitrea
Plötz, 1880
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria vitrea
  • Pelochyta vidua Saalmüller, 1884 (nec Cramer, 1779)
  • Rhodogastria saalmuelleri Rothschild, 1911

Amerila vitrea is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Plötz in 1880. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Fasso, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

Subspecies

  • Amerila vitrea vitrea
  • Amerila vitrea saalmuelleri (Rothschild, 1911) (the Comoros and Madagascar)

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