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Amphicallia thelwalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amphicallia
Species: A. thelwalli
Binomial name
Amphicallia thelwalli
(H. Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hypercompe thelwalli H. Druce, 1882
  • Callimorpha incomparabilis Mabille, 1891
  • Hypercompa tigris Butler, 1883
  • Callimorpha zebra Rogenhofer, 1894

Amphicallia thelwalli is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found in south-eastern Africa.

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

  1. Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Amphicallia thelwalli


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