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Amphicallia bellatrix

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.

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Jul 5, 2026
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Length
112 w
Citations
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Source
Amphicallia bellatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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]

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

The larvae feed on Pinus patula and Crotalaria species.2

References

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.