Paralpenus strigulosa

Paralpenus strigulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Paralpenus
Species: P. strigulosa
Binomial name
Paralpenus strigulosa
(Hampson, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Hyphantria strigulosa Hampson, 1901
  • Estigmene atropunctata Fawcett, 1903

Paralpenus strigulosa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1901. It is found in South Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Cyanotis nodifera and Vernonia gerradi.[2]

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