Amphicallia thelwalli

Amphicallia thelwalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amphicallia
Species: A. thelwalli
Binomial name
Amphicallia thelwalli
(Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hypercompe thelwalli Druce, 1882
  • Callimorpha incomparabilis Mabille, 1891
  • Hypercompa tigris Butler, 1883
  • Callimorpha zebra Rogenhofer, 1894

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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