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Amerila timolis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Amerila

Amerila timolis, Timolis' frother, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).

The forewings are pale brown with large translucent windows that have a dark brown bar. The hindwings are pale brown.

Subspecies

  • Amerila timolis timolis (Australia: Queensland)
  • Amerila timolis papuana (Rothschild, 1914) (Papua New Guinea, Vulcan Island: Manam)
  • References

    Amerila timolis Wikipedia