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Amerila abdominalis (Rothschild, 1933) Malaysia
-
Amerila accra (Strand, 1919)
W.Africa (Ghana). See [maps]
- Rhodogastria metasarca var. accra Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 376; TL: Ghana, Accra
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Amerila affinis (Rothschild, 1910)
S.Ethiopia - E.Africa - S.Africa. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria affinis; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 527, pl. 69, f. 17
- Amerila affinis; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 5, pl. 6 A; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 286, pl. 24, f. 1; [AfroMoths]
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Amerila alberti (Rothschild, 1910)
Queensland. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria alberti Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 186, 18 pl. 6, f. 21; TL: Cedar Bay, Queensland
-
Amerila albivitrea (Hampson, 1901) Loyalty Is.
-
Amerila aldabrensis (Fryer, 1912) Aldabra Is., Assumption Is.
-
Amerila androfusca (Pinhey, 1952)
Kenya, NE.Tanzania. See [maps]
-
Amerila arthusbertrand (Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Celebes, New Guinea, Aru. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria roseibarba; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 501, pl. 50, f. 9
- Amerila roseibarba; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 5; [NHM card]
- Rhodogastria caudipennis; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 516
- Amerila caudipennis; [NHM card]
- Rhodogastria arthus-bertrandi[sic, recte arthusbertrand]; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 500, f. 223
- Rhodogastria arthusbertrand; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 520
- Amerila arthusbertrand; [NHM card]
- Amerila arthusbertrandi[sic, recte arthusbertrand]; [DubO]
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Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773)
China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdon, Hainan, Guangxi), Taiwan, India, Sri-Lanka, Nepal, Burma, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria astraea[sic, recte astreus]; Moore, [1883], Lepid. Ceylon 2 (2): 76, pl. 108, f. 1, 1a
- Rhodogastria astreas[sic] hainana; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 526
- Rhodogastria astreus hainana; Daniel, 1943, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 33 (3): 674
- Rhodogastria astreas[sic, recte astreus]; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 504, f. 225; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 526
- Amerila astreus; [NHM card]; [MOB6], 61; [DubO]; Cerný, 2011, Entomofauna 32 (3): 60, pl. 5, f. 12-13; Zahiri, Holloway, Kitching, Lafontaine, Mutanen & Wahlberg, 2012, Syst. Ent. 37 (1): 107; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 3
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A. a. curtisi (Rothschild, 1910) Sundaland
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A. a. communis (Walker, [1865]) Buru, Moluccas
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A. a. novaeguineae (Rothschild, 1914) New Guinea
- Amerila astreus novaeguineae; [DubO]
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Amerila bauri Möschler, 1884
S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambiqu. See [maps]
- Amastus gilvus; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 21; [NHM card]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 309
- Rhodogastria bauri; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 184 (note); Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 526, pl. 69, f. 15
- Amerila bauri; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 18, pl. 6 B; [AfroMoths]
Larva on
Eugenia ,
Syzygium cordatum Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila bipartita (Rothschild, 1910)
Kenya - Tanzania - S.Africa. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria bipartita Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 186, 18 pl. 6, f. 16; TL: Tanzania, Tauta [Taveta]
- Rhodogastria bipartita; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 517
- Amerila bipartita; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4, f. 88; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 19, pl. 7 F; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 286, pl. 24, f. 2; [AfroMoths]
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Amerila brunnea (Hampson, 1901)
-. See [maps]
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A. b. brunnea Sierra Leone - Cameroon, Gabon, Angola, Zaire, W.Kenya
-
A. b. bipartitoides Häuser & Boppré, 1997 SE.Kenya - Zimbabwe
- Amerila brunnea bipartitoides Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 20, pl. 7 C; TL: Makoa
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Amerila bubo (Walker, 1855)
Zaire - Angola, S.Africa, Uganda, Malawi, Zimbabwe, E.Africa, S.Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria bubo; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 499, f. 222
- Amerila bubo; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 20, pl. 2 E-F, 5 A-B; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 286, pl. 24, f. 4; [AfroMoths]
Larva on
Erythroxylum coca,
Bridelia ,
Erythrina ,
Ficus congensis,
Musa sapientum,
Coffea ,
Solanum Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila castanea (Hampson, 1911)
Nigeria. See [maps]
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Amerila catinca Häuser & Boppré, 1997
Kenya, N.Tanzania. See [maps]
- Amerila catinca Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 22, pl. 2 C-D, 5 D-E; TL: Kenya, Shimba Hills
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Amerila crokeri (MacLeay, [1826])
Queensland, New Britain, New Guinea. See [maps]
- crockeri[sic, recte crokeri]; Swinhoe, 1892, Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1): 170
- Rhodogastria croceri[sic, recte crokeri]; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 504, pl. 50, f. 14; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 525
- Amerila crokeri; [AUCL]; [NHM card]
- Amerila crockeri[sic, recte crokeri]; [DubO]
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A. c. crokeri Queensland
- Amerila crockeri crockeri[sic, recte crokeri]; [DubO]
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A. c. bakeri (Rothschild, 1914) New Guinea
-
A. c. novobritannica (Rothschild, 1910) New Britain
- Rhodogastria crokeri novobritannica Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 184; TL: New Britain
- Amerila crockeri[sic] novobritannica; [DubO]
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A. c. salomonis (Rothschild, 1910) Salomon Is.
- Rhodogastria crokeri salomonis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 184; TL: Solomon Is.
- Amerila crockeri[sic] salomonis; [DubO]
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Amerila curta (Rothschild, 1917) Rook I.
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Amerila erythropus (Rothschild, 1917) Rook I.
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Amerila eugenia (Fabricius, 1794)
-. See [maps]
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A. e. eugenia E.Tibet, Pakistan, S.India
- Amerila eugenia eugenia; [DubO]
-
A. e. moorei (Rothschild, 1914) Sri Lanka
- Amerila eugenia moorei; [DubO]
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Amerila femina (Berio, 1935)
Cameroun. See [maps]
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Amerila fennia (Druce, 1887)
Gambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroun, Zaire, Uganda, E.Africa. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria metasarca; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 522, pl. 69, f. 8
- Amerila metasarca; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]
- Rhodogastria fennia; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 502, pl. 50, f. 20
- Amerila fennia; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 23, pl. 3 R, 7 I; [AfroMoths]
Larva on
Dracaena Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila fumida (Swinhoe, 1901)
Timor. See [maps]
-
Amerila fuscivena (Hampson, 1916)
Uganda. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria fuscivena Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 240; TL: Uganda, Toro, Mpanga Forest
Larva on
Landolphia Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila howardi (Pinhey, 1955)
NE.Tanzania. See [maps]
- Amerila howardi; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4, f. 89; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 24, pl. 2 H, 5 I; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 286, pl. 24, f. 5; [AfroMoths]
-
Amerila kiellandi Häuser & Boppré, 1997
Tanzania. See [maps]
- Amerila kiellandi Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 24, pl. 5 M; TL: Kampisa, Mpanda 1500m
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Amerila kuehni (Rothschild, 1910) Damar I.
- Rhodogastria kuehni Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 186; TL: Dammer I.
-
Amerila lactea (Rothschild, 1910)
Burma, Nepal. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria lactea Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 185; TL: Minbu, Burma
-
Amerila leucoptera (Hampson, 1901)
Senegal - Uganda, W.Tanzania, Zambia. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria pannosa; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 518, pl. 68, f. 22
- Amerila pannosa; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 5; [NHM card]
- Amerila leucoptera; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 25, pl. 2, f. I, K, pl. 5, f. N-O; [AfroMoths]
Larva on
Senecio Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25,
Senecio ,
Coffea ,
(for pannosa) Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
-
Amerila lineolata (Kiriakoff, 1954)
Zaire. See [maps]
-
Amerila lupia (Druce, 1887)
Kenya - S.Africa. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria sanguinota; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 533 (unrecognized)
- Rhodogastria lupia; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 499, pl. 50, f. 3
- Amerila lupia; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 26, pl. 2 B, 4 F; [AfroMoths]
Larva on
Galium Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila luteibarba (Hampson, 1901)
Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Zaire, Uganda, W.Kenya, N.Tanzania. See [maps]
Larva on
Theobroma cacao Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 25
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Amerila madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1847)
Madagascar. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria vitripennis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 503
- Amerila vitripennis; [NHM card]
- Rhodogastria madagascariensis; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 184 (note); Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 524
- Amerila madagascariensis; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 4; [NHM card]; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 28, pl. 6 I; [AfroMoths]
Misidentified/misapplied:
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Amerila magnifica (Rothschild, 1910)
Kenya, Mozabique. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria magnifica Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 183, 18 pl. 5, f. 13; TL: British East Africa [Kenya]
-
Amerila makadara Häuser & Boppré, 1997
Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Amerila makadara Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 29, pl. 3 S, 7 E; TL: Kenya, Kwale distr., Shimba Hills
-
Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997
Zimbabwe. See [maps]
- Amerila mulleri Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 29, pl. 4 D-E; TL: Zimbabwe, Vumba
-
Amerila nigrivenosa (Grünberg, 1910)
Zaire, Rwanda. See [maps]
-
Amerila nigroapicalis (Aurivillius, 1900)
Nigeria - S.Zaire, Cameroun. See [maps]
-
Amerila nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
SE.New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Amerila niveivitrea (Bartel, 1903)
Tanzania, Cameroun, Mali, Ivory Coast, Angola, Uganda, S.Ethiopia - Tanzania. See [maps]
-
Amerila omissa (Rothschild, 1910)
NE.Himalaya, Assam, Yunnan, Indochina, Borneo, Sumatra. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria omissa Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 184, 18 pl. 5, f. 11-12; TL: Khasia Hills, Assam
-
Amerila phaedra Weymer, 1892
Tanzania. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria subleucoptera; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 533 (unrecognized)
- Rhodogastria phaedra; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 524, pl. 69, f. 12
- Amerila phaedra; Boppré, 1981, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 71: 163; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 5; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 31, pl. 2 L-M, 5 K-L; [AfroMoths]
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Amerila piepersii Snellen, 1879
Sulawesi, New Guinea. See [maps]
-
Amerila puella (Fabricius, 1793)
-. See [maps]
-
Amerila rhodopa Walker, [1865]
Sikkim, S.India. See [maps]
-
Amerila roseomarginata (Rothschild, 1910)
W.Africa, Zaire, Eritrea-Tanzania. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria roseomarginata Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 183; TL: Nigeria, Ogrugu; Kiongo, S of Rovina
-
Amerila rubripes Walker, [1865]
Queensland. See [maps]
-
Amerila rufifemur (Walker, 1855)
Zaire, Angola. See [maps]
-
Amerila rufitarsus (Rothschild, 1917)
Rook I., New Britain. See [maps]
-
Amerila serica Meyrick, 1886
Queensland, Thursday Is.. See [maps]
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Amerila shimbaensis Häuser & Boppré, 1997
SE.Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Amerila shimbaensis Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 35, pl. 2 G, 6 C; TL: Kenya, Kwale Distr., Shimba NR
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Amerila simillima (Rothschild, 1917) Rook I.
-
Amerila syntomina (Butler, 1878)
-. See [maps]
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A. s. syntomina Guinea - Zaire, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast
-
A. s. rubondoi Häuser & Boppré, 1997 Tanzania
- Amerila syntomina rubondoi Häuser & Boppré, 1997; Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 36; TL: Tanzania, Geita Distr., Rubondo Is.
-
Amerila thermochroa (Hampson, 1916)
Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Rhodogastria thermochroa Hampson, 1916; Novit. zool. 23: 239; TL: S.Kakumega Forest, Yala R.
- Rhodogastria thermochroa; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 523, pl. 69, f. 11
- Amerila thermochroa; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 5; Häuser & Boppré, 1997, Syst. Ent. 22 (1): 36, pl. 3 U, 6 C; [NHM card]; [AfroMoths]
-
Amerila timolis (Rothschild, 1914)
Queensland. See [maps]
-
-
A. t. papuana (Rothschild, 1914) New Guinea
- Amerila timolis papuana; [DubO]
-
A. t. tenebrosa (Rothschild, 1916) Vulcan I.
- Amerila timolis tenebrosa; [DubO]
-
Amerila vidua (Cramer, [1780])
-. See [maps]
-
A. v. vidua W.Africa, Ivory Coast
-
A. v. mauritia (Stoll, [1781]) Mauritius
-
Amerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
-. See [maps]
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A. v. vitrea Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritria - S.Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Nigeria, Ivory Coast
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A. v. saalmuelleri (Rothschild, 1911) Madagascar, Comoro Islands
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