Amerila aldabrensis (Fryer, 1912)

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FAMILY Erebidae
SUBFAMILY Arctiinae
GENUS Amerila
SPECIES aldabrensis
AUTHOR(Fryer, 1912)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONRhodogastria aldabrensis, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITYSeychelles, Assumption Island, 1913, leg. Percy Sladen Trust Expedition.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Lectotype ♂, designated by C. Häuser & M. Boppré (1997: 10), BMNH; Paralectotypes 2♂, 1♀, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15 (Zool.)(1):1–28, pl. 1.
PAGINATION 6; pl. 1, fig. 5

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Seychelles Aldabra Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15 (Zool.)(1):1–28, pl. 1. 6
Seychelles Assomption Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15 (Zool.)(1):1–28, pl. 1. 6

Host Plants

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