Scaly alchemyst | |
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Catephia squamosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Catephia |
Species: | C. squamosa |
Binomial name | |
Catephia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856) | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Aegoceropsis fervida is a species of moth from the genus Aegoceropsis. It is endemic to the central and southern regions of Africa, ranging from Ghana to Zimbabwe.
Pandesma robusta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Malta, Sicily, Greece, Crete, the Canary Islands, throughout Africa and from Asia Minor to India and Pakistan.
Achaea echo is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Equatorial West Africa to South Africa., including Sierra Leone, Ghana and Zimbabwe The larvae feed on Poaceae and Panicum species, but have also been recorded on Citrus.
Achaea faber is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in large parts of Africa, including Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Madagascar, Réunion, South Africa and Tanzania.
Ophiusa tettensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa and the Congo.
Grammodes congenita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Africa, including South Africa, Swaziland and Madagascar.
Pandesma anysa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to south-eastern Asia, including India and subtropical Africa. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
Synclera traducalis, the variegated pearl, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Sweden, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Canary Islands, Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Egypt, Mali, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, La Réunion, India and Sri Lanka.
Filodes costivitralis, the window pearl, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, and central, southern and eastern Africa.
Amata alicia is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It occurs throughout Africa, from Morocco to South Africa.
Acantholipes trimeni, or Trimen's knob, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in various countries of subtropical Africa.
Analyta calligrammalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Madagascar, Seychelles as well as in Cameroon, The Gambia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Mali.
Eutelia snelleni is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Madagascar.
Notarcha quaternalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It can be found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean.
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and throughout of Africa from Morocco to South Africa.
Eucraera magna is a species of Lasiocampidae moth, it is known from Sierra Leone and Eritrea.
Thyas parallelipipeda is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa, where it is known from Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria , Senegal, Zambia, Ghana Madagascar and South Africa.
Chiasmia simplicilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Ivory Coast & Madagascar.
Leucania tacuna is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Congo, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.
Maxera marchalii is a moth of the family Erebidae.