Amata alicia

Amata alicia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amata
Species: A. alicia
Binomial name
Amata alicia
(Butler, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena alicia Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis alicia Butler, 1876
  • Syntomis alicia var. apicalis Strand, 1909

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]

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