Paralpenus flavizonatus

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Paralpenus flavizonatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paralpenus
Species:
P. flavizonatus
Binomial name
Paralpenus flavizonatus
(Hampson, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Amsacta flavizonataHampson, 1911

Paralpenus flavizonatus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1911 and is found in both countries of Ghana and Nigeria. [1]

The larvae feeds on Gossypium species. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Paralpenus flavizonata (Hampson, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Paralpenus flavizonata (Hampson, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 30, 2018.