Gyula M. László
Entomological Studies (ISSN 3153-743X)
Issue: 2 (2026)
Page range: 81–84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24196824
Published: 14 November 2026
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Gyula M. László
Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
African Natural History Research Trust (ANHRT), Street Court Leominster-Kingsland, HR6 9QA, United Kingdom
Abstract
This paper provides the description of a new species of the genus Amerila Walker, 1855 from the Ruwenzori Mountains in Uganda: Amerila mirabella sp. n. Based on morphological traits, the new species belongs to the A. syntomina (Butler, 1878) species group and is most closely related to A. rubondoi Häuser & Boppré, 1997. The paper is illustrated with 2 colour figures of adult and genitalia images.
Key words
Afrotropics, Albertine Rift, taxonomy, Uganda.
How to cite:
László, Gy.M. (2026) A remarkable new species of Amerila Walker from the Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Amerilini). Entomological Studies, 2, 81–84.
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