Amerila bubo

Amerila bubo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amerila
Species: A. bubo
Binomial name
Amerila bubo
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Canopus bubo Walker, 1855
  • Rhodogastria bubo

Amerila bubo is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum coca, Bridelia, Erythrina, Ficus congensis, Musa sapientum, Coffea and Solanum species.

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