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Afraloa

Afraloa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Afraloa
Dubatolov, 2006
Species:
A. bifurca
Binomial name
Afraloa bifurca
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855
  • Spilarctia radiosa Druce, 1898

Afraloa is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov in 2006. Its only species, Afraloa bifurca, was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Gambia, Togo, Uganda[1] and Pakistan.

Taxonomy

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The type species of Afraloa is Aloa bifurca Walker, 1855. The genus needs a taxonomic review of species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Afraloa Dubatolov, 2006". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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