| Caryatis stenoperas | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Caryatis |
| Species: | C. stenoperas |
| Binomial name | |
| Caryatis stenoperas Hampson, 1910 | |
Caryatis stenoperas is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [1]
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Caryatis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.
Epipagis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Neostege is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1910. It contains only one species, Neostege holoxutha, described in the same article, which is found in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Sufetula is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Phytometra is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809.
Plecoptera is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Scopula argyroleuca is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Kenya and Zambia.
Acantharctia tenuifasciata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania.
Caryatis hersilia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa.
Anaphosia astrigata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Anaphosia eurygrapha is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Eilema heterogyna is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Zambia.
Galtara nepheloptera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Angola, Namibia and South Africa.
Amata miozona is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Racinoa obliquisigna is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Angola and Kenya.
Indarbela is a genus of moths in the family Metarbelidae described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1922.
Salagena is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Rhodopteriana anaemica is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Zambia.
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