''Catephia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. 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

* Catephiini Moth genera {{Catephiini-stub