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