Amerila leucoptera ( Hampson, 1901d )
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Amerila leucoptera ( Hampson, 1901d ) |
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Amerila leucoptera ( Hampson, 1901d) View in CoL
COMMON NAME (S): Woolly bear moth.
SYNONYM(S): Rhodogastria pannosa Gr ̧nberg, 1908; Rhodogastria sarconota Hampson, 1911 .
IUCN STATUS: Not Evaluated (NE).
DISTRIBUTION: Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.
LOCALITY IN ZAMBIA: Lusaka , in Lusaka Province; Chisamba, in Central Province ; Mwinilunga and Solwezi, in Northwestern Province ; Mansa, in Luapula Province ; Mbala, in Northern Province .
LARVAL HOSTPLANT(S): Larval foodplants include a Senecio sp. (Asteraceae) .
SOURCES: De Prins & De Prins 2022; Häuser & Boppré 1997.
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