Amerila bubo

Amerila bubo is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

Amerila bubo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Amerila
Species:
A. bubo
Binomial name
Amerila bubo
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Canopus bubo Walker, 1855
  • Rhodogastria bubo

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum coca, Bridelia, Erythrina, Ficus congensis, Musa sapientum, Coffea and Solanum species.

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2018.


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