Amerila timolis
| Timolis' frother | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Amerila |
| Species: | A. timolis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerila timolis (Rothschild, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amerila timolis, Timolis' frother, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1914. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).
The forewings are pale brown with large translucent windows that have a dark brown bar. The hindwings are pale brown.[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. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 27: 11-57, Brisbane.
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