Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Genus Argina Order Butterflies and moths | |
 | ||
Similar Butterflies and moths, Argina, Amphicallia pactolicus, Polydesma umbricola, Amphicallia | ||
Argina amanda, common name Cheetah, is a moth in the family Erebidae.
Contents
Description
Argina amanda has a wingspan up to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) across. The uppersides of the forewings are orange, except the black markings with some white around them. The hind wings are orange too, with black spots on the edges. The undersides of the wings are very similar to the uppersides. The caterpillars feed on the young leaves and pods of Crotalaria species (Fabaceae).
Distribution
This species is widespread in tropical Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and in Madagascar.
References
Argina amanda Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA