Biology:Amerila crokeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Amerila crokeri
Amerila crokeri (ento-csiro-au).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. crokeri
Binomial name
Amerila crokeri
W. S. Macleay, 1826
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria papuana Rhodogastria bakeri
  • Rhodogastria novobritannica Euprepia crokeri
  • Rhodogastria salomonis Rhodogastria croceri
  • Amerila brachyleuca
  • Rhodogastria kajana

Amerila crokeri, or Croker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826.[1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland and on New Guinea and New Britain.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (18 November 2016). "Amerila crokeri (W.S.Macleay, 1826) Croker's Frother". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/crokeri.html. Retrieved 25 August 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1757467 entry