Amphicallia pactolicus

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Amphicallia pactolicus
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A. pactolicus
Binomial name
Amphicallia pactolicus
(Butler, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Pleretes pactolicusButler, 1888

Amphicallia pactolicus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1888. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda. [1]

The larvae feed on Crotalaria species. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.