Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823

Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823

Amphicallia bellatrix is an Arctiinae moth found in southern and eastern Africa, whose larvae feed on Pinus patula and Crotalaria species.

Family
Genus
Amphicallia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Amphicallia bellatrix Dalman, 1823

Amphicallia bellatrix is a moth species that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. It was first formally described by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1823. This moth can be found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The larvae of Amphicallia bellatrix feed on Pinus patula and species from the Crotalaria genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Amphicallia

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

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