Alphaea (moth) explained

Alphaea is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found on India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Java only.

Description

Palpi short and hairy, which extending beyond the frons. Hind tibia with two pairs of spurs. Forewings are rather long and narrow.^[1]

Species

Subgenus Alphaea sensu stricto

• Alphaea anopunctata (Oberthür, 1896)
• Alphaea dellabrunai Saldaitis & Ivinskis, 2008
• Alphaea fulvohirta Walker, 1855
• Alphaea hongfena Fang, 1983

Subgenus Flavalphaea Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005

• Alphaea impleta (Walker, [1865])
• Alphaea khasiana (Rothschild, 1910)

Subgenus Nayaca Moore, 1879

• Alphaea chiyo Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005
• Alphaea florescens (Moore, 1879)
• Alphaea imbuta (Walker, 1855)
• Alphaea rothschildi Dubatolov & Kishida, 2005
• Alphaea turatii (Oberthür, 1911)

References

• , 2005: Review of the genus Alphaea Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Tinea 18 (4): 241-252, Tokyo.
• , 1983: A new species of Alphaea from China (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 26 (2): 216-217, Beijing (in Chinese).
• , 2008: Alphaea dellabrunai sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) from China. Acta Zoologica Lituanica 18 (3): 166-168, Vilnius.
• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . Alphaea Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 12, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 1894 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.