Amerila fuscivena

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Amerila fuscivena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. fuscivena
Binomial name
Amerila fuscivena
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria fuscivenaHampson, 1916

Amerila fuscivena is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Uganda. [1]

The larvae feed on Landolphia species.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Amerila fuscivena (Hampson, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 19, 2018.