Amerila serica
| Amerila serica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Amerila |
| Species: | A. serica |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerila serica Meyrick, 1886 | |
Amerila serica is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.
Adults have uniform translucent pale brown wings. The hindwings have a broad fringe of hairs along the inner margin. When disturbed, the moth exudes a froth from behind the head.[1]
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