Catephia

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Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Scientific name Catephia Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Tribe Catephiini Higher classification Noctuidae

Similar Butterflies and moths, Catephia alchymista, Noctuidae, Insect, Autophila

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Catephia is a genus of moths of the Erebidae family. Most species of this genus are found in Africa.

Description

Palpi smooth and reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax hairy. Abdomen with dorsal tufts and ridges of scales on proximal segments. Tibia hairy and spineless. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex.

Species

The species of this genus are:

Catephia abrostolica Hampson, 1926

Catephia albifasciata (Pinhey, 1968)

Catephia albirena Hampson, 1926

Catephia albomacula (Draeseke, 1928)

Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Catephia barrettae Hampson, 1905

Catephia cana (Brandt, 1939)

Catephia compsotrephes Turner, 1932

Catephia corticea Le Cerf, 1922

Catephia cryptodisca Hampson, 1926

Catephia dentifera (Moore, 1882)

Catephia diphteroides (Moore, 1885)

Catephia dipterygia Hampson, 1926

Catephia discophora Hampson, 1926

Catephia endoplaga Hampson, 1926

Catephia eurymelas Hampson, 1916

Catephia flavescens Butler, 1889

Catephia holophaea Hampson, 1926

Catephia iridocosma (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

Catephia javensis Hampson, 1926

Catephia lobata (Prout, 1928)

Catephia melanica Hampson, 1926

Catephia mesonephele Hampson, 1916

Catephia metaleuca Hampson, 1926

Catephia microcelis Hampson, 1926

Catephia molybdocrosis Hampson, 1926

Catephia nigrijuncta (Warren, 1914)

Catephia nigropicta (Saalmüller, 1880)

Catephia obscura (Wileman, 1914)

Catephia oligomelas (Mabille, 1890)

Catephia olivacea (Walker, 1863)

Catephia pallididisca Hampson, 1926

Catephia pericyma Hampson, 1916

Catephia personata Walker, 1865

Catephia philippinensis Wileman & West, 1929

Catephia poliochroa Hampson, 1916

Catephia pyramidalis Hampson, 1916

Catephia sciachroa Hampson, 1926

Catephia sciras Fawcett, 1916

Catephia scotosa (Holland, 1894)

Catephia scylla Fawcett, 1916

Catephia serapis Fawcett, 1916

Catephia shisa Strand, 1920

Catephia sospita Fawcett, 1916

Catephia squamosa Wallengren, 1856

Catephia striata Hampson, 1902

Catephia stygia Hampson, 1926

Catephia thricophora Hampson, 1894

Catephia triphaenoides Viette, 1965

Catephia virescens Hampson, 1902

Catephia xanthophaes (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

Catephia xylois (Prout, 1925)

Former species

Catephia arctipennis Hulstaert, 1924

Catephia canescens Hampson, 1926

Catephia gravipes (Walker, 1858) (Nagia)

Catephia linteola Guenée, 1852 (Nagia)

Catephia melas (Bethune-Baker, 1906)

Catephia pauli Holloway, 1976 (Ecpatia)

Catephia perdicipennis (Moore, 1882)

Catephia sthenistica (Hampson, 1926) (Nagia)

Catephia susanae Holloway, 1976 (Ecpatia)

References

Catephia Wikipedia

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Description

Species

Former species

References