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Alpenus aequalis Walker, 1855

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Alpenus (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Alpenus maculosa
Authorship:Walker, 1855
Citation:Alpenus aequalis
Original genus:Alpenus
Publication:Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:686–687
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418710
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Alpenus aequalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Phalaena (Bombyx) maculosa Stoll, 1781; synonymized by A. Watson (1989: 263).

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
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Alpenus aequalis Walker, 1855 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide BM 3531♀, NHMUK. Africa W, leg. L. Fraser.
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