Amerila eugenia

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Amerila eugenia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. eugenia
Binomial name
Amerila eugenia
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Noctua eugeniaFabricius, 1794
  • Rhodogastria eugenia
  • Rhodogastra fraternaMoore, 1884
  • Rhodogastria eugenia mooreiRothschild, 1914

Amerila eugenia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in China (eastern Tibet), Pakistan (Karachi), central and southern India and Sri-Lanka. [1]

Subspecies

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References

  1. Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.