Ametropalpis vidua explained

Ametropalpis vidua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1894. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, Rwanda and Uganda.^[1]

The classification of this moth is disputed. Robert W. Poole (1989) treats it as a synonym of Ametropalpis though Martin Lödl (1996) excluded this species from Ametropalpis and Hypeninae and transferred the genus to Catocalinae.

Biology

The adults have a wingspan of 49–53 mm.^[2]

References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Dichromia vidua (Holland, 1894) . Afromoths . March 11, 2020.
2. Lödl, Martin (1996). "Redescription of Eugorna vidua Holland, 1894 and transfer to the subfamily Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen. 48: 3-8.

External links

• "Ametropalpis vidua, (Holland, 1894)" African Moths. Archived August 22, 2014. With image.