Alpenus schraderi
| Alpenus schraderi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
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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
- Alpenus schraderi schraderi (Ethiopia)
- Alpenus schraderi rattrayi (Rothschild, 1910) (Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.