Catephia squamosa

Scaly alchemyst
	Catephia squamosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catephia
Species:	C. squamosa
Binomial name
	Catephia squamosa; (Wallengren, 1856)
Synonyms
	Anophia discistriga Walker, 1858; Plusia inconclusa Walker, 1858; Anophia trispilosa Saalmüller, 1880;

Catephia squamosa, the scaly alchemyst,^[1] is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in central, eastern and southern Africa, including some islands of the Indian Ocean.^[2]

It has a wingspan of approx. 32 mm.

References

^ africanmoths Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today
^ afromoths

External links

Swedish Museum of Natural History - picture of typus
Pictures at africanmoths.com

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[1] ricanmoths Archived 2013-02-15 at archive.today

[2] romoths

Scaly alchemyst

Catephia squamosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Catephia
Species:	C. squamosa
Binomial name
*Catephia squamosa* (Wallengren, 1856)
Synonyms
Anophia discistriga Walker, 1858 Plusia inconclusa Walker, 1858 Anophia trispilosa Saalmüller, 1880