Argina amanda

Argina amanda
	Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Argina
Species:	A. amanda
Binomial name
	Argina amanda; (Boisduval, 1847)
Synonyms
	Euchelia amanda Boisduval, 1847; Deiopeia cingulifera Walker, 1854; Deiopeia serrata Mabille, 1879; Xanthesthes albocincta Rambur, 1866; Deiopeia ocellina Walker, 1854;

Argina amanda, the cheetah, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1847.^[1]

Description

Argina amanda has a wingspan up to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) across. The uppersides of the forewings are orange, except the black markings with some white around them. The hindwings are orange too, with black spots on the edges. The undersides of the wings are very similar to the uppersides. The caterpillars feed on the young leaves and pods of Crotalaria species (Fabaceae).

Distribution

This species is widespread in tropical Africa (Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and in Madagascar.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Alytarchia amanda (Boisduval, 1847)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

"Argina amanda, (Boisduval) Cheetah". African Moths. via - Internet Archive.
"Argina amanda". ZipcodeZoo.com. via - archive.today.

External links

"Alytarchia amanda: image 1". Flora of Zimbabwe.
"Taxonomy Browser: Argina amanda". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Alytarchia amanda (Boisduval, 1847)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

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