''Dubatolovia'' is a monotypic genus of

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. The genus includes only one species, ''Dubatolovia atrivena'', which is found in western Africa (including Ghana), Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Zaire,

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, Uganda and Angola. The larvae feed on '' Erythroxylum coca'', '' Chlorophoroa excelsa'', ''

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'' and '' Trema guineensis''.African Moths
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References

* , 2010: Beitrag zur afrotropische Arctiidaefauna: Bemerkungen und Korrekturen zum Artenspektrum der Genera ''Creatonotos'' Hübner,

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''Afrowatsonius'' Dubatolov, 2006 und ''Dubatolovia'' gen. n. (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologische Vereins Apollo'' 31 (1/2): 1–8.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Insects of Cameroon Spilosomina Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Insects of Uganda Fauna of the Central African Republic Moths of Africa Monotypic moth genera Moths described in 1907 {{Spilosomina-stub