Amerila vitrea

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

Amerila vitrea
Scientific classification
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Arctiinae
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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

Subspecies

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

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880". Afromoths. Retrieved August 9, 2019.


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