Alpenus schraderi

Alpenus schraderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Alpenus
Species:	A. schraderi
Binomial name
	Alpenus schraderi; (Rothschild, 1910)
Synonyms
	Diacrisia schraderiRothschild, 1910; Diacrisia rattrayiRothschild, 1910;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Alpenus schraderi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1910. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.^[1]

The larvae feed on Amaryllis belladonna , Averhoa carambola , Albizzia zygia , Canavalia ensiformis , Musa sapientum and Theobroma cacao .

Subspecies

Alpenus schraderi schraderi (Ethiopia)
Alpenus schraderi rattrayi(Rothschild, 1910) (Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)

References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Alpenus schraderi (Rothschild, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

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