Ametropalpis vidua

Ametropalpis vidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Catocalinae
Genus:	Ametropalpis
Species:	A. vidua
Binomial name
	Ametropalpis vidua; (Holland, 1894)
Synonyms
	Eugorna vidua Holland, 1894;

Ametropalpis vidua or (Eugorna vidua) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in West Africa, Gabon^[1] and Rwanda.

The classification of this moth is disputed. Poole (1989) treats it as a synonym of Ametropalpis though Lödl (1996) excluded this species from Ametropalpis and Hypeninae and transferred the genus to Catocalinae.

Biology

The adults have a wingspan of 49–53 mm.^[2]

References

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^ Lödl, 1996. Redescription of Eugorna vidua HOLLAND, 1894 and transfer to the subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Z.Arb.Gem.Öst.Ent. 48: 3-8

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[2] Lödl, 1996. Redescription of Eugorna vidua HOLLAND, 1894 and transfer to the subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Z.Arb.Gem.Öst.Ent. 48: 3-8

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