Amerila bubo

Amerila bubo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Amerila
Species:	A. bubo
Binomial name
	Amerila bubo; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Canopus bubo Walker, 1855 ; Rhodogastria bubo ;

Amerila bubo is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[1]

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum coca, Bridelia, Erythrina, , Musa sapientum, Coffea and Solanum species.

References[]

^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

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