Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Amphicallia thelwalli

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Arctiidae

Scientific name
  
Amphicallia thelwalli

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Amphicallia

Rank
  
Species

Amphicallia thelwalli httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Amphicallia, Amphicallia pactolicus, Egybolis vaillantina, Cyligramma, Exelastis

Amphicallia thelwalli is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in south-eastern Africa.

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

Larvae of ssp. tigris have been recorded on Crotalaria species.

Subspecies

  • Amphicallia thelwalli thelwalli (Malawi)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli tigris (Butler, 1883) (Kenya, Uganda)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli zebra (Rogenhofer, 1894) (Tanzania)

    • References

    Amphicallia thelwalli Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA