Biology:Amerila timolis

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Short description: Species of moth

Timolis' frother
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. timolis
Binomial name
Amerila timolis
(Rothschild, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Amerila timolis tenebrosa Rhodogastria timolis
  • Rothschild, 1914 Turner, 1915
  • Rhodogastria timolis tenebrosa
  • Rhodogastria timolis papuana Rothschild, 1916
  • Rhodogastria timiolis Rothschild, 1914

Amerila timolis, or Timolis' frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. [1]

Subspecies

  • Amerila timolis timolis (Australia: Queensland)
  • Amerila timolis papuana (Rothschild, 1914) (Papua New Guinea, Vulcan Island: Manam)[2]

References

  • Rothschild, W. (1914). "Arctiidae, subfamilie Arctiinae". In: Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 10: 236-263, Taf. 13, 19-30, Alfred Kernen: Stuttgart.
  • Turner, A. J. (1915). "Studies in Australian Lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 27: 11-57, Brisbane.

Wikidata ☰ Q4745780 entry