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Ametropalpis vidua

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Ametropalpis vidua
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A. vidua
Binomial name
Ametropalpis vidua
(Holland, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Eugorna vidua Holland, 1894
  • Dichromia vidua (Holland, 1894)

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

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

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Dichromia vidua (Holland, 1894)". Afromoths. Retrieved 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.
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