Biology:Afrospilarctia dissimilis

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Short description: Species of moth

Afrospilarctia dissimilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afrospilarctia
Species:
A. dissimilis
Binomial name
Afrospilarctia dissimilis
(Distant, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma dissimilis Distant, 1897

Afrospilarctia dissimilis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1897. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa .[1]

The larvae feed on Vernonia gerrardi.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/AFRODISS. Retrieved December 11, 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13232449 entry