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Amerila alberti

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Species of moth

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

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.

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

References

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


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