Alpenus nigropunctatus

Alpenus nigropunctatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Alpenus
Species:	A. nigropunctatus
Binomial name
	Alpenus nigropunctatus; (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Synonyms
	Eminaria nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1908; Alpenus nigropunctata; Estigmene jacksoni Rothschild, 1910; Spilosoma cincticorpus Hampson, 1920; Spilosoma oligosticta Hampson, 1920; Acantharctia antemediata Rothschild, 1933;

Alpenus nigropunctatus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1908. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.^[1]

The larvae feed on Gossypium species.

References[edit]

^ Savela, Markku. "Alpenus nigropunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

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