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Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Alpenus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1781)
Citation:Phal.[aena] (Bombyx) maculosa
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Cramer P. 1780–1782. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:25–34
Pagination:156, 250 (index); pl. ccclxx, fig. B
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136826
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Alpenus maculosa (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Alpenus by A. Watson (1989: 263).

Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Syntype unknown 2 Syntypes, probably lost (see Watson 1989: 264). Sierra Leone Sierra Leone. Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 156, 250 (index); pl. ccclxx, fig. B
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Angola Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 127
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Cameroon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 84 (as eyralpenus)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Central African Republic Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 263
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Fontaine M. 1992. Description des premiers états de quelques espèces de Lépidoptères Hétérocères africains. page 113
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1782 (as aequalis)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 14
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 267
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Côte d'Ivoire Mabille P. 1890a. Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Assinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera). page 38
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1912o. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera III. (Arctiidae etc.). page 103
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Equatorial Guinea Bioko Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 264
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Eritrea Joannis J. de 1913. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Eritrea raccolti nel 1902–03 dal Dott. A. Andreini. Lépidoptères. Heterocera. page 123
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1883b. Spedizione Italiana nell'Africa Equatoriale. Lepidotteri. Parte seconda. page 736
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Gabon Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 264
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 495
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 73
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Guinea Strand E. 1919b. Arctiidae: Subfam. Arctiinae. – In: Wagner, H. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pars 22. page 195
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Guinea-Bissau Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 507
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 277
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Liberia Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 127
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Mali Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 263
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 277
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Senegal Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 127
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Sierra Leone Cramer P. 1780–1782. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). page 156
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) South Africa Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 128
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Sudan Wichgraf F. 1921–1922. Neue afrikanische Lepidoptera aus der Ertlschen Sammlung. Fortsetzung. page 197 (as kordofanus)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 34
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Tanzania Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 127
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Togo Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 263
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Uganda Butler A. G. 1888b. On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha. page 82 (as aequalis)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Zambia Butler A. G. 1895. On collections of Lepidoptera from British East Africa and Lake Tanganyika. page 268 (as aequalis)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 277
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 265
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 25
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Aster sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Commelina sp. Commelinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Emilia abyssinica Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177 (as Senecio abyssinicus)
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 201
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Hippeastrum sp. Amaryllidaceae Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 265
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Pseudarthria sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Sonchus sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Theobroma cacao Sterculiaceae Nigeria Peacock A. D. 1913. Entomological pests and problems of southern Nigeria. page 205
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Strand E. 1912o. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera III. (Arctiidae etc.). page 103
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Vigna subterranea Fabaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 25
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Zea mays Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Alpenus maculosa (Cramer, 1781) Zephranthes sp. Amaryllidaceae Watson A. 1989. A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 265
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Alpenus aequalis Walker, 1855 Walker, 1855 species Synonym Alpenus aequalis
Alpenus assimilis (Hübner, 1820) (Hübner, 1820) species Synonym Ecpantheria assimilis
Alpenus eyralpenus (Plötz, 1880) (Plötz, 1880) species Synonym Spilosoma eyralpenus
Alpenus indeterminata (Walker, 1855) (Walker, 1855) species Synonym Ecpantheria indeterminata
Alpenus kordofanus Wichgraf, 1922 Wichgraf, 1922 species Synonym Alpenus kordofanus
Alpenus macularia (Walker, 1865) (Walker, 1865) species Synonym Halysidota macularia