Amerila catinca Häuser & Boppré, 1997
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Arctiinae |
GENUS | Amerila |
SPECIES | catinca |
AUTHOR | Häuser & Boppré, 1997 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Amerila catinca sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Shimba Hills, 19.viii.1979, leg. M. Boppré. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide C. Häuser 95-60♂, SMNS; Paratypes 31♂, 27♀, SMNS, ZMHB, BMNH, ZSM. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Häuser C. L. & Boppré M. 1997. A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). - Systematic Entomology 22:1–44. |
PAGINATION | 22; pls. C, D, 5D, E |
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Häuser C. L. & Boppré M. 1997. A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). - Systematic Entomology 22:1–44. | 22 | |
Tanzania | Häuser C. L. & Boppré M. 1997. A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). - Systematic Entomology 22:1–44. | 22 |
Host Plants
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