''Catephia squamosa'', the scaly alchemyst, is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
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 ...
in 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'') ...
. The species is found in central, eastern and southern Africa, including some islands of the Indian Ocean.
afromoths
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It has a wingspan of approx. 32 mm.
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Catephia
Moths described in 1856
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
Lepidoptera of Cameroon
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Réunion
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