Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
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Similar Amata cerbera, Metarctia lateritia, Amata bicincta | ||
Amata alicia is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It occurs throughout Africa, from Morocco to South Africa.
The adults look similar to Amata cerbera.
Larvae feed on coffee plants, Bidens pilosa, Cupressus, Dahlia and Manihot glaziovii.
The amata alicia is commonly found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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