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Alpenus
''Alpenus'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths are found in the Afrotropics. Species * ''Alpenus affiniola'' (Strand, 1919) * ''Alpenus auriculatus'' Watson, 1989 * ''Alpenus diversatus'' (Hampson, 1916) * ''Alpenus dollmani'' (Hampson, 1920) * ''Alpenus geminipuncta'' (Hampson, 1916) * ''Alpenus intactus'' (Hampson, 1916) * ''Alpenus investigatorum'' (Karsch, 1898) * ''Alpenus maculosus'' (Stoll in Cramer, 1781) * ''Alpenus microstictus'' (Hampson, 1920) * ''Alpenus nigropunctatus'' (Bethune-Baker, 1908) * ''Alpenus pardalina'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''Alpenus schraderi'' (Rothschild, 1910) ** ''Alpenus schraderi rattrayi'' (Rothschild, 1910) * ''Alpenus thomasi'' Watson, 1989 * ''Alpenus whalleyi'' Watson, 1989 * ''Alpenus wichgrafi'' Watson, 1989 References *, 1988 989 Year 989 (Roman numerals, CMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * E ...
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Alpenus Maculosus
''Alpenus maculosus'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found along the Gold Coast and in Lagos, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, eastern Africa and Zimbabwe. The larvae feed on ''Commelina'', ''Aster'', ''Bidens pilosa'', '' Senecio abyssinicus'', ''Ipomoea'', ''Zea mays'', ''Arachis hypogaea'', ''Phaseolus'', ''Pseudarthria'', '' Voandzeia subterranea'', ''Gossypium'' and ''Theobroma cacao ''Theobroma cacao'', also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small ( tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. The largest pro ...''. References Moths described in 1781 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Affiniola
''Alpenus affiniola'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1919. It is found in Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Moths described in 1919 Erebid moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Diversatus
''Alpenus diversatus'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti .... References Endemic fauna of Somalia Moths described in 1916 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of Somalia {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Schraderi
''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. The larvae feed on ''Amaryllis belladonna'', '' Averhoa carambola'', '' Albizzia zygia'', ''Canavalia ensiformis'', '' Musa sapientum'' and ''Theobroma cacao ''Theobroma cacao'', also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small ( tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. The largest pro ...''. Subspecies *''Alpenus schraderi schraderi'' (Ethiopia) *''Alpenus schraderi rattrayi'' (Rothschild, 1910) (Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) References Moths described in 1910 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of Cameroon Insects of West Africa Insects of Uganda Insects of Eritrea Insects of Ethiopia Insects of Tanzania {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Investigatorum
''Alpenus investigatorum'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1898. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Angola and Ghana. The larvae feed on ''Begonia'', ''Carica papaya'', ''Commelina'', ''Aster'', ''Bidens pilosa'', ''Cosmos'', ''Dahlia'', ''Galinsoga parviflora'', ''Zinnia'', ''Ipomoea batatas'', ''Brassica oleracea'', ''Ricinus'', ''Zea mays'', ''Gossypium'', '' Morus'', ''Boerhavia'', ''Arachis hypogaea'', '' Russelia juncea'' and ''Nicotiana tabacum ''Nicotiana tabacum'', or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the ''Nicotiana'' genus. The plant is tropical in origin, is commonly grown throughout the world, and is often found in cultivation. It grows to heights bet ...''. References Moths described in 1898 Spilosomina Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Nigropunctatus
''Alpenus nigropunctatus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The larvae feed on ''Gossypium ''Gossypium'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gossypieae of the mallow family, Malvaceae, from which cotton is harvested. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. There are about 50 ''Gossypiu ...'' species. References Moths described in 1908 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Microstictus
''Alpenus microstictus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Endemic fauna of Nigeria Moths described in 1920 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Intactus
''Alpenus intactus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in northern Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Moths described in 1916 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of West Africa Insects of Zambia {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Dollmani
''Alpenus dollmani'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in Zambia and Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, .... References Moths described in 1920 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of Zambia {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Geminipuncta
''Alpenus geminipuncta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the .... References Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Moths described in 1916 Spilosomina Insects of Ethiopia Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Auriculatus
''Alpenus auriculatus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Watson in 1989. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1989 Spilosomina Moths of Africa {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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Alpenus Pardalina
''Alpenus pardalina'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Tanzania and Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi .... The larvae feed on '' Zea mays'' (corn). References Moths described in 1910 Spilosomina Moths of Africa Insects of Tanzania Insects of Uganda {{Spilosomina-stub ...
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