Amphicallia thelwalli

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Arctiidae Scientific name Amphicallia thelwalli		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Amphicallia Rank Species

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)

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