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Alpenus schraderi

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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.[1]

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

Subspecies

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

References

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