Amphicallia thelwalli

Amphicallia thelwalli is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found in south-eastern Africa.[1][2]

Amphicallia thelwalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Amphicallia
Species:
A. thelwalli
Binomial name
Amphicallia thelwalli
(H. Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hypercompe thelwalli H. Druce, 1882
  • Callimorpha incomparabilis Mabille, 1891
  • Hypercompa tigris Butler, 1883
  • Callimorpha zebra Rogenhofer, 1894

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

Larvae of subspecies tigris have been recorded on Crotalaria species.

Subspecies
  • Amphicallia thelwalli thelwalli (Malawi)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli tigris (Butler, 1883) (Kenya, Uganda)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli zebra (Rogenhofer, 1894) (Tanzania)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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