Ametropalpis vidua

Ametropalpis vidua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1894. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda and Uganda.[1]

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
  • Dichromia vidua (Holland, 1894)

The classification of this moth is disputed. Robert W. Poole (1989) treats it as a synonym of Ametropalpis though Martin 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]

gollark: Yes, I *am* portforwarding 6667. How apiometacontracontraformic!
gollark: ... am I actually portforwarding 6667.
gollark: ```16:41 -!- Irssi: Looking up irc.osmarks.net16:41 -!- Irssi: Connecting to irc.osmarks.net [86.171.125.104] port 669716:41 -!- Irssi: Connection to irc.osmarks.net established16:41 -!- Irssi: warning Connection reset by peer16:41 -!- Irssi: Connection lost to irc.osmarks.net```Unfathomable!
gollark: I was mostly concerned about the SSL enablement on *my* end exploding somehow.
gollark: Did it explode after SSL enablement?

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichromia vidua (Holland, 1894)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. Lödl, Martin (1996). "Redescription of Eugorna vidua Holland, 1894 and transfer to the subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen. 48: 3-8.


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