Amerila crokeri

Amerila crokeri, or Croker's frother, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by William Sharp Macleay in 1826.[1] It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland and on New Guinea and New Britain.

Amerila crokeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Amerila
Species:
A. crokeri
Binomial name
Amerila crokeri
Synonyms
  • Euprepia crokeri
  • Amerila brachyleuca
  • Rhodogastria croceri
  • Rhodogastria novobritannica
  • Rhodogastria salomonis
  • Rhodogastria kajana
  • Rhodogastria bakeri
  • Rhodogastria papuana

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (18 November 2016). "Amerila crokeri (W.S.Macleay, 1826) Croker's Frother". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2019.


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