Argina amanda
| Argina amanda | |
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| Argina amanda. Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Genus: | Argina |
| Species: | A. amanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847) | |
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Argina amanda, common name Cheetah, is a moth in the family Erebidae.
Description
Argina amanda has a wingspan up to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) across. The uppersides of the forewings are orange, except the black markings with some white around them. The hind wings are orange too, with black spots on the edges. The undersides of the wings are very similar to the uppersides. The caterpillars feed on the young leaves and pods of Crotalaria species (Fabaceae).
Distribution
This species is widespread in tropical Africa (Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and in Madagascar.