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Alphaea imbuta

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Alphaea imbuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Alphaea
Species:
A. imbuta
Binomial name
Alphaea imbuta
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Arctia imbuta Walker, 1855
  • Nayaca imbuta
  • Estigmene var. sikkimensis Rothschild, 1910
  • Estigmene var. khasiana Rothschild, 1910
  • Estigmene ab. normalis Rothschild, 1914
  • Estigmene ab. femina Rothschild, 1914
  • Estigmene imbuta sikkimensis Rothschild, 1910

Alphaea imbuta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in eastern India, Nepal and Bhutan.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Alphaea imbuta imbuta (eastern India: north-western Himalayas, Nepal)
  • Alphaea imbuta sikkimensis (Rothschild, 1910) (India: Sikkim, Bhutan)

References

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  1. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.