Pericaliella is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae that is known from the Afrotropics. It includes one species Pericaliella melanodisca (Hampson, 1907) from Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Rwanda.

Pericaliella
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Pericaliella

Dubatolov, 2006
Species:
P. melanodisca
Binomial name
Pericaliella melanodisca
(Hampson, 1907)
Type species
Diacrisia melanodisca
Hampson, 1907
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia melanodisca Hampson, 1907

References

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  • Dubatolov, V.V., 2006: New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Nachrichten des entomologische Vereins Apollo 27 (3): 139–152.
  • Goodger, D.T. & Watson, A., 1995: The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnosis and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). – Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books Aps., 55 pp.