Amerila rufifemur

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

Amerila rufifemur is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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References

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