Amphicallia bellatrix
Species of moth
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Amphicallia bellatrix is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1823. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[1]
| Amphicallia bellatrix | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Amphicallia |
| Species: | A. bellatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823) | |
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The larvae feed on Pinus patula and Crotalaria species.[2]