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Alpenus nigropunctata

Synonyms: Alpenus antemediata; Alpenus cincticorpus; Alpenus jacsoni; Alpenus oligosticta

Wikipedia Abstract

Alpenus nigropunctatus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The larvae feed on Gossypium species.
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Prey / Diet

Manihot esculenta (cassava)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0