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Taxonomy of Genus Amerila Walker, 1855


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths
1331
27195
Genera
Species
TribeAmerilini
Dubatolov, 2009
6
165
Genera
Species
GenusAmerila
Walker, 1855
153Species
Subnodes of Amerila Walker, 1855
SpeciesAmerila abdominalis Rothschild, 1933
SpeciesAmerila accra Strand, 1919
SpeciesAmerila affinis Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila alberti Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila albivitrea Hampson, 1901
SpeciesAmerila aldabrensis Fryer, 1912
SpeciesAmerila alexandrae Tarcz & László, 2019
SpeciesAmerila amasis Cramer, 1779
Tri-coloured Tiger Moth
SpeciesAmerila androfusca Pinhey, 1952
SpeciesAmerila arthusbertrand Guérin-Méneville, 1830
SpeciesAmerila astraea Moore, 1867
SpeciesAmerila astrea Drury, 1773
SpeciesAmerila astreus Drury, 1773
4Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila atrivena Hampson, 1907  ⇒ Dubatolovia atrivena
SpeciesAmerila bakeri Rothschild, 1914  ⇒ Amerila crokeri
SpeciesAmerila bauri Möschler, 1884
SpeciesAmerila bipartita Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila bipartitoides Häuser & Boppré, 1997
SpeciesAmerila brachyleuca MacLeay, 1826  ⇒ Amerila crokeri
SpeciesAmerila brunnea Hampson, 1901
3Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila bubo Walker, 1855
SpeciesAmerila callipyga
SpeciesAmerila canara
SpeciesAmerila carneola Hampson, 1916  ⇒ Amerila puella
3Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila castanea Hampson, 1911
SpeciesAmerila catinca Häuser & Boppre, 1997
SpeciesAmerila caudipennis Walker, 1864
SpeciesAmerila cinyra Muller, 1980
SpeciesAmerila communis Walker, 1864
SpeciesAmerila croceri Hampson, 1901
SpeciesAmerila crockeri Swinhoe, 1892
SpeciesAmerila crokeri W.S. Macleay, 1826
Croker´s frother
SpeciesAmerila curta Rothschild, 1917
SpeciesAmerila curtisi Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila cynira Muller, 1980
SpeciesAmerila delineata
SpeciesAmerila dohertyi Rothschild, 1914
SpeciesAmerila druryi Rothschild, 1914
SpeciesAmerila erythronota
SpeciesAmerila erythropus Rothschild, 1917
SpeciesAmerila eugenia Fabricius, 1794
2Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila femina Berio, 1935
SpeciesAmerila fennia Druce, 1887
SpeciesAmerila francesae Ignatev & László, 2022
SpeciesAmerila fraterna Moore, 1884
SpeciesAmerila fumida Swinhoe, 1901
SpeciesAmerila fuscivena Hampson, 1916
SpeciesAmerila hainana Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila howardi Pinhey, 1955
SpeciesAmerila invidua Fabricius, 1793  ⇒ Amerila puella
1Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila kajana Bryk, 1913  ⇒ Amerila crokeri
SpeciesAmerila kiellandi Häuser & Boppre, 1997
SpeciesAmerila kuehni Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila lactea Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila lalundei
SpeciesAmerila leucoptera Hampson, 1901
SpeciesAmerila lineolata Kiriakoff, 1954
SpeciesAmerila lucida Muller, 1980
SpeciesAmerila lupia Druce, 1887
SpeciesAmerila lurida Müller, 1982
SpeciesAmerila luteibarba Hampson, 1901
SpeciesAmerila madagascarensis Boisduval, 1847
SpeciesAmerila madagascariensis Boisduval, 1847
SpeciesAmerila magnifica Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila makadara Häuser & Bopré, 1997
SpeciesAmerila mauritia Stoll, 1781
SpeciesAmerila melanthus Cramer, 1780
SpeciesAmerila metasarca Hampson, 1911
SpeciesAmerila minor Rothschild, 1916
SpeciesAmerila moorei Rothschild, 1914
SpeciesAmerila mulleri Häuser & Boppre, 1997
SpeciesAmerila myrrha Muller, 1980
SpeciesAmerila nigricornis Debauche, 1938
SpeciesAmerila nigrivenosa Grünberg, 1910
SpeciesAmerila nigroapicalis Aurivillius, 1900
SpeciesAmerila nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908
SpeciesAmerila nivaria Weymer, 1892  ⇒ Amerila lupia
SpeciesAmerila niveivitrea Bartel, 1903
SpeciesAmerila novaeguineae Rothschild, 1914
SpeciesAmerila novobritannica Rothschild, 1910  ⇒ Amerila crokeri
SpeciesAmerila nudum
SpeciesAmerila omissa Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila orientis Müller, 1982
SpeciesAmerila pallens Bethune-Baker, 1925
SpeciesAmerila pallida Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila pannosa Grünberg, 1908
SpeciesAmerila papuana Rothschild, 1916  ⇒ Amerila timolis
SpeciesAmerila phaedra Weymer, 1892
SpeciesAmerila piepersi Snellen, 1879  ⇒ Amerila piepersii
SpeciesAmerila piepersii Snellen, 1879
SpeciesAmerila puella Fabricius, 1793
5Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila radama Mabille, 1879
SpeciesAmerila rhodopa Walker, 1864
SpeciesAmerila roseibarba Druce, 1901
SpeciesAmerila rosenfeldae Spitsyn & Bolotov, 2020
SpeciesAmerila roseomarginata Rothschild, 1910
SpeciesAmerila roseomarsinata
SpeciesAmerila rothi Rothschild, 1910  ⇒ Amerila puella
1Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila rubondoi Hauser & Boppre, 1977
SpeciesAmerila rubripes Walker, 1864
Walker´s Frother
SpeciesAmerila rufifemur Walker, 1855
SpeciesAmerila rufitarsis Rothschild, 1917
SpeciesAmerila saalmuelleri Rothschild, 1911
SpeciesAmerila salomonis Rothschild, 1910  ⇒ Amerila crokeri
SpeciesAmerila sanguinota Strand, 1911
SpeciesAmerila sarconota Hampson, 1911
SpeciesAmerila saucia Boisduval, 1832
SpeciesAmerila serica Meyrick, 1886
SpeciesAmerila sericea Meyrick, 1886  ⇒ Amerila serica
SpeciesAmerila serici
SpeciesAmerila shimbaensis Häuser & Boppre, 1997
SpeciesAmerila similis Möschler, 1884
SpeciesAmerila simillima Rothschild, 1917
SpeciesAmerila subleucoptera Strand, 1911
SpeciesAmerila subvitrea Bartel, 1903
SpeciesAmerila syntomina Butler, 1878
2Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila tenebrosa Rothschild, 1916
SpeciesAmerila thermochroa Hampson, 1916
SpeciesAmerila thunbergi
SpeciesAmerila timiolis Turner, 1915
SpeciesAmerila timolis Rothschild, 1914
Timolis´ Frother
2Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila uniformis Berio, 1935
SpeciesAmerila vidua Cramer, 1780
2Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila vitraea Wiltshire, 1980
SpeciesAmerila vitrea Plötz, 1880
2Subspecies
SpeciesAmerila vitripennis Blanch., 1849

Synonyms
Amblythyris (Mabille, 1879)
Canopus (Walker, 1855)
Euthoracia (Hulstaert, 1923)
Gastrochrysia (Kiriakoff, 1954)
Phryganeomorpha (Wallengren, 1858)
Rhodogastria (auct., nec Hübner, 1819)


Distribution of Amerila Walker, 1855
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Algeria


Angola


Australia
9 Species
Azerbaijan


Benin


Bolivia


Brazil
2 Species
Bulgaria


Burkina Faso


Burundi


Cambodia


Cameroon
17 Species
Central African Republic


China
2 Species
Comoros


Costa Rica
1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Species
Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea


Ethiopia


Fiji


Gabon


Gambia


Ghana


Guinea


India
4 Species
Indonesia
7 Species
Ivory Coast


Kenya
24 Species
Liberia


Madagascar
7 Species
Malawi


Malaysia


Mali


Mauritius


Mexico
1 Species
Mozambique


Myanmar


Namibia


Nepal


Niger


Nigeria
19 Species
Pakistan


Palau


Papua New Guinea


Philippines


Republic of the Congo


Republic South Africa
9 Species
Rwanda


São Tomé and Príncipe


Saudi Arabia


Senegal


Seychelles


Sierra Leone


Somalia


Somaliland


Sri Lanka


Sudan


Taiwan
2 Species
Tanzania
34 Species
Thailand


Togo


Uganda
21 Species
USA
1 Species
Yemen


Zambia


Zimbabwe




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