Alpenus schraderi

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae
Similar Amphicallia, Amata alicia, Achaea catocaloides, Cyligramma, Polyptychus

Alpenus schraderi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by 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)

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