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Amerila crokeri

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Amerila crokeri
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. crokeri
Binomial name
Amerila crokeri
Synonyms
  • Euprepia crokeri
  • Amerila brachyleuca
  • Rhodogastria croceri
  • Rhodogastria novobritannica
  • Rhodogastria salomonis
  • Rhodogastria kajana
  • Rhodogastria bakeri
  • Rhodogastria papuana

Amerila crokeri, or Croker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826.[1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland and on New Guinea and New Britain.

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 November 2016). "Amerila crokeri (W.S.Macleay, 1826) Croker's Frother". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2019.