Amphicallia thelwalli
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amphicallia |
| Species: | A. thelwalli |
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| Amphicallia thelwalli (H. Druce, 1882) | |
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Amphicallia thelwalli is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found in south-eastern Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 70 mm.
Larvae of subspecies tigris have been recorded on Crotalaria species.
Subspecies
- Amphicallia thelwalli thelwalli (Malawi)
- Amphicallia thelwalli tigris (Butler, 1883) (Kenya, Uganda)
- Amphicallia thelwalli zebra (Rogenhofer, 1894) (Tanzania)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.