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Alpenus nigropunctatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Similar
  
Amerila, Amata, Amsacta, Crambidae

Alpenus nigropunctatus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

The larvae feed on Gossypium species.

References

Alpenus nigropunctatus Wikipedia