Afraloa

Afraloa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Afraloa
Dubatolov, 2006
Species: A. bifurca
Binomial name
Afraloa bifurca
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855
  • Spilarctia radiosa Druce, 1898

Afraloa is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus contains only one species, Afraloa bifurca, which is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Togo, Uganda[1] and Pakistan.

Taxonomy

The type species of Afraloa is Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855. The genus needs a taxonomic review of species.

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