Biology:Catephia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Catephia
Catephia squamosa (Wallengreen, 1856).jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Catephiini
Genus: Catephia
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • Idicara Walker, 1863
  • Mageutica Hampson, 1926
  • Zarima Moore, 1882

Catephia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. 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.[1]

Species

The species of this genus are:[2][3]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1366907 entry