Amerila alberti is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.

Amerila alberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amerila
Species:
A. alberti
Binomial name
Amerila alberti
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria alberti Rothschild, 1910
  • Rhodogastria alberti Rothschild, 1911

The adults have translucent white wings. They have black spots on the thorax, a red abdomen, and red and orange areas on the legs.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 July 2019). "Amerila alberti (Rothschild, 1910)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2019.