Amerila shimbaensis

Amerila shimbaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amerila
Species: A. shimbaensis
Binomial name
Amerila shimbaensis
Häuser et Boppre, 1997

Amerila shimbaensis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Häuser and Boppre in 1997. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

The length of the forewings is 29–32 mm. The wings, head, thorax and base of the abdomen are ivory-coloured. The wings are densely scaled.[2]

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