Amerila kuehni

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Amerila kuehni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. kuehni
Binomial name
Amerila kuehni
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria kuehniRothschild, 1910

Amerila kuehni is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found on Damar Island in Indonesia. [1]

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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.