Alphabaculovirus

Alphabaculovirus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Class: Naldaviricetes
Order: Lefavirales
Family: Baculoviridae
Genus: Alphabaculovirus

Alphabaculovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Baculoviridae. The natural hosts of species in this family are invertebrates, among them winged insects (Lepidopterans, Hymenopterans, Dipterans), and decapods. However, species in this genus have been isolated only from the insect order Lepidoptera. There are 68 species in the genus.