Stenarctia abdominalis

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Stenarctia abdominalis
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S. abdominalis
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Stenarctia abdominalis
Rothschild, 1910

Stenarctia abdominalis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Uganda. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Dubatolov, V. V. (August 2011). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Afrotropics". Siberian Zoological Museum. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Stenarctia abdominalis Rothschild, 1910". Afromoths. Retrieved November 13, 2017.