Amphicallia bellatrix

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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]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Amphicallia bellatrix
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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)
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha bellatrix Dalman, 1823
  • Euchelia pardalina Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
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The larvae feed on Pinus patula and Crotalaria species.[2]

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