Amerila rufitarsis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Papua New Guinea (Umboi Island) and New Britain.[1]

Amerila rufitarsis
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. rufitarsis
Binomial name
Amerila rufitarsis
(Rothschild, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Rhodogastria rufitarsis Rothschild, 1917

References

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  1. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.
  • Rothschild, W., 1917: Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. Novitates Zoologicae 24 (3): 475–492.