Amerila shimbaensis
Amerila shimbaensis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Christoph L. Häuser and Michael Boppré in 1997. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
| Amerila shimbaensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amerila |
| Species: | A. shimbaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerila shimbaensis Häuser & Boppré, 1997 | |
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]
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amerila shimbaensis Häuser & Boppré, 1997". Afromoths. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Original description
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