Catephia virescens

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Catephia virescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catephia
Species:
C. virescens
Binomial name
Catephia virescens
Hampson, 1902 [1]

Catephia virescens is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in South Africa. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Catephia virescens Hampson 1902". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. afromoths