Amata alicia explained

Amata alicia is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It occurs throughout Africa, from Morocco to South Africa.

The adults look similar to Amata cerbera.

Larvae feed on coffee plants,^[1] Bidens pilosa, Cupressus, Dahlia and Manihot glaziovii.^[2]

The amata alicia is commonly found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mozambique, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[3]

Subspecies

• Amata alicia alicia
• Amata alicia damarensis (Grünberg, 1910)
• Amata alicia hoggariensis (Alberti & Alberti, 1978)^[4]

References

• www.afromoths.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Amata alicia. www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. en. 2017-07-12.
2. Web site: www.africanmoths.com . 2012-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909025245/http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/ARCTIIDAE/SYNTOMINAE/amata_alicia.htm . 2011-09-09 . dead .
3. Web site: Amata alicia African Moths. African Moths. Maid. Alice. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015255/http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/ARCTIINAE/arctiinae/amata%20alicia.html. 2015-11-17. dead.
4. Web site: Catalogue of Life - 30th June 2017 : Search for scientific names. www.catalogueoflife.org. en. 2017-07-12.