Amphicallia bellatrix is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1823. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.[1]

Amphicallia bellatrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amphicallia
Species:
A. bellatrix
Binomial name
Amphicallia bellatrix
(Dalman, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Callimorpha bellatrix Dalman, 1823
  • Euchelia pardalina Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

The larvae feed on Pinus patula and Crotalaria species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Amphicallia bellatrix (Dalman, 1823)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.