Amphicallia thelwalli

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| authority = (H. Druce, 1882)

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  • Hypercompe thelwalli H. Druce, 1882
  • Callimorpha incomparabilis Mabille, 1891
  • Hypercompa tigris Butler, 1883
  • Callimorpha zebra Rogenhofer, 1894

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Amphicallia thelwalli is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found in south-eastern Africa.{{cite web |last=Savela |first=Markku |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/amphicallia/#thelwalli |title=Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882) |website=Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms |accessdate=August 21, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2019 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/AMPHTHEL |title=Amphicallia thelwalli (Druce, 1882) |website=Afromoths |accessdate=August 21, 2019}}

The wingspan is about 70 mm.

Larvae of subspecies tigris have been recorded on Crotalaria species.

Subspecies

  • Amphicallia thelwalli thelwalli (Malawi)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli tigris (Butler, 1883) (Kenya, Uganda)
  • Amphicallia thelwalli zebra (Rogenhofer, 1894) (Tanzania)

References