| Paralpenus wintgensi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Paralpenus |
| Species: | P. wintgensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909) | |
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Paralpenus wintgensi is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Strand in 1909. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [1]
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Poliana wintgensi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and dry bush from eastern Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Paralpenus atripes is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1909. It is found in Ghana.
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.
Paralpenus flavizonatus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1911. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.
Paralpenus julius is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Lars Kühne in 2010. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Paralpenus strigulosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. It is found in South Africa.
Paralpenus ugandae is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda.
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