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Alpenus schraderi

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Species of moth

Alpenus schraderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Alpenus
Species: A. schraderi
Binomial name
Alpenus schraderi
(Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia schraderi Rothschild, 1910
  • Diacrisia rattrayi Rothschild, 1910

Alpenus schraderi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

The larvae feed on Amaryllis belladonna, Averhoa carambola, Albizzia zygia, Canavalia ensiformis, Musa sapientum and Theobroma cacao.

Subspecies

  • Alpenus schraderi schraderi (Ethiopia)
  • Alpenus schraderi rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) (Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Alpenus schraderi


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