Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Croker's frother (Amerila crokeri) is an Arctiinae moth described in 1826, found in Australasia with a ~50 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Amerila
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Amerila crokeri MacLeay, 1826

Amerila crokeri, commonly known as Croker's frother, is a species of moth belonging to the subfamily Arctiinae. This species was first formally described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826. Its recorded distribution includes the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, as well as the islands of New Guinea and New Britain. Adults of this moth have a wingspan of approximately 50 millimeters.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMillan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Amerila

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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