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.
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.