Alpenus microstictus

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Alpenus microstictus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Alpenus
Species:
A. microstictus
Binomial name
Alpenus microstictus
(Hampson, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Spilosoma microstictaHampson, 1920
  • Alpenus microsticta

Alpenus microstictus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in Nigeria. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Alpenus microsticta (Hampson, 1920)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 19, 2018.