Ametropalpis vidua

Ametropalpis vidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Ametropalpis
Species: A. vidua
Binomial name
Ametropalpis vidua
(Holland, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Eugorna vidua Holland, 1894

Ametropalpis vidua or (Eugorna vidua) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in West Africa, Gabon[1] and Rwanda.

The classification of this moth is disputed. Poole (1989) treats it as a synonym of Ametropalpis though Lödl (1996) excluded this species from Ametropalpis and Hypeninae and transferred the genus to Catocalinae.

Biology

The adults have a wingspan of 49–53 mm.[2]

References

  1. afromoths
  2. Lödl, 1996. Redescription of Eugorna vidua HOLLAND, 1894 and transfer to the subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Z.Arb.Gem.Öst.Ent. 48: 3-8

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