Alpenus affiniola

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Alpenus affiniola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Alpenus
Species:
A. affiniola
Binomial name
Alpenus affiniola
(Strand, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Diacrisia affiniolaStrand, 1919
  • Diacrisia affinisRothschild, 1910
  • Alpenus affinis(Rothschild, 1910)
  • Maenas homaema Hampson, 1920
  • Alpenus homaema(Hampson, 1920)
  • Spilosoma tristictaHampson, 1920
  • Spilosoma diffinisJordan, 1933
  • Alpenus diffinis(Jordan, 1933)

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. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus affiniola (Strand, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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