Alpenus

Alpenus is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The moths are found in the Afrotropics.

Alpenus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Alpenus
Walker, 1855
Type species
Alpenus aequalis
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Eminaria Bethune-Baker, 1908

Species

References

  • Watson, A., 1988 [1989]: A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 19: 251-291.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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