Amata alicia - Maid Alice

Images: Click on each image to see a larger version

Amata alicia
Amata alicia
Amata alicia
Amata alicia

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Tiger Kloof, Mutare (left) and Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Species details:

Notes: Very similar to A. cerbera. Distinguished by the white frons and white segments in the legs.
Distribution: Widespread from Morocco to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
RubiaceaeCoffea (Food plant)
Related plant species:
RubiaceaeCoffea arabica (Food plant)
Literature:

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Amata alicia .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400650, retrieved 20 April 2024

Site software last modified: 26 December 2016 8:34pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use