Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)

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Permalink:	PARAFLAV
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Paralpenus (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1909)
Citation:	Amsacta flavicosta, sp. n.
Original genus:	Amsacta
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1909b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 4
Issue:	22
Pagination:	362
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22097741

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Paralpenus by A. Watson (1989: 279); a junior primary homonym of Amsacta flavicosta Hampson, 1900.

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 3587♂, NHMUK.	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone, iii.1908, leg. Dudgeon.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Cameroon		Hering E. M. 1928b. Alte und neue Lasiocampiden von Afrika im Zoologischen Museum Berlin. page 275 (as punctigera)
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 136
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Nigeria		Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 282
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Sierra Leone		Hampson G. F. 1909b. Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae. page 362
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 422
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Zimbabwe		Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 101

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Nigeria	Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 282
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 178
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Ipomoea sp.	Convolvulaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 178
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Pisum sativum	Fabaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 178
Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909)	Senecio abyssinicus	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 178

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Paralpenus punctigera (Hering, 1928)	(Hering, 1928)	species	Synonym	Stracena punctigera