Amata alicia
| Amata alicia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Amata |
| Species: | A. alicia |
| Binomial name | |
| Amata alicia (Butler, 1876) | |
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Amata alicia is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It occurs throughout Africa, from Morocco to South Africa.
The adults look similar to Amata cerbera.
Larvae feed on coffee plants,[1] Bidens pilosa, Cupressus, Dahlia and Manihot glaziovii.[2]
The amata alicia is commonly found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[3]
Subspecies
- Amata alicia alicia
- Amata alicia damarensis (Grünberg, 1910)
- Amata alicia hoggariensis (Alberti & Alberti, 1978)[4]
References
- ↑ www.zimbabweflora.co.zw
- ↑ www.africanmoths.com
- ↑ Maid, Alice. "Amata alicia African Moths". African Moths.
- ↑ www.catalogueoflife.org
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