Biology:Amerila rufifemur

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Short description: Species of moth

Amerila rufifemur
Pl.50-21-Amerila rufifemur (Walker, 1855).JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. rufifemur
Binomial name
Amerila rufifemur
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Canopus rufifemur Walker, 1855
  • Rhodogastria rufifemur

Amerila rufifemur is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Amerila rufifemur (Walker, 1855)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/AMERRUFI. Retrieved January 24, 2018. 
  • Häuser, Ch. L. & Boppre, M., 1997: A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Systematic Entomology 22 (1): 1-44.
  • Walker, F., 1855: List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 3: 583-775, Edward Newman: London.

Wikidata ☰ Q4745773 entry