Amerila fennia

Amerila fennia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, the Gambia and Uganda.[1]

Amerila fennia
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Arctiinae
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A. fennia
Binomial name
Amerila fennia
(H. Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Pelochyta fennia H. Druce, 1887
  • Rhodogastria metasarca Hampson, 1911

The larvae feed on Dracaena species.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amerila fennia (Druce, 1887)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 21, 2019.


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