Alpenus schraderi

Alpenus schraderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
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 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)

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