Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Amerila | |
Amerila shimbaensis is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Häuser and Boppre in 1997. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and Tanzania.
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.
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