Paralpenus is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae from the Afrotropics. The genus was described by Watson in 1988.
Species Paralpenus atripes (Hampson, 1909) Paralpenus flavicosta (Hampson, 1909) Paralpenus flavicosta punctiger (Hering, 1928) Paralpenus flavizonatus (Hampson, 1911) Paralpenus julius Kühne, 2010 Paralpenus strigulosa (Hampson, 1901) Paralpenus ugandae (Hampson, 1916) Paralpenus wintgensi (Strand, 1909) Paralpenus wintgensi zimbabweiensis Dubatolov, 2011
References
Watson, A. (1989) "A review of Spilosoma-like Afrotropical tiger-moths (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)". Entomologica Scandinavica. 19: 251–291.