Stauropus alternus

Stauropus alternus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Stauropus
Species:	S. alternus
Binomial name
Stauropus alternus (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Neostauropus alternus Kiriakoff, 1968

Stauropus alternus is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas.

The larvae feed on Ricinus, Careya, Cajanus, Cassia, Ougeinia, Pithecellobium and Wagatea species. They are considered a pest on tea, coffee, rambutan and mango.

Subspecies

• Stauropus alternus alternus
• Stauropus alternus brunneus (Sumatra)
• Stauropus alternus niasicus (Nias)
• Stauropus alternus nephodes (Philippines)
• Stauropus alternus melastomatis (Amboina)

External links

• The moths of Borneo