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Alpenus investigatorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Alpenus
Species:
A. investigatorum
Binomial name
Alpenus investigatorum
(Karsch, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma investigatorum Karsch, 1898
  • Spilosoma cribraria Bartel, 1903
  • Spilosoma mhondana Bartel, 1903
  • Alpenus cribraria (Bartel, 1903)
  • Alpenus mhondana (Bartel, 1903)
  • Diacrisia investigatorum ab. extrema Dufrane, 1953

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.[1]

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.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus investigatorum (Karsch, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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