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Paralpenus flavicosta

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Paralpenus flavicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paralpenus
Species:
P. flavicosta
Binomial name
Paralpenus flavicosta
(Hampson, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Amsacta flavicosta Hampson, 1909
  • Stracena punctigera Hering, 1928

Paralpenus flavicosta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Paralpenus flavicosta flavicosta
  • Paralpenus flavicosta punctigera (Hering, 1928) (Cameroon)

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.