Amphicallia pactolicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Amphicallia
Species:
A. pactolicus
Binomial name
Amphicallia pactolicus
(Butler, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Pleretes pactolicus Butler, 1888

Amphicallia pactolicus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1888. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.[1]

The larvae feed on Crotalaria species.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia pactolicus (Butler, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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