Heliophisma catocalina

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Heliophisma catocalina
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H. catocalina
Binomial name
Heliophisma catocalina
(Holland, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Ophiodes catocalinaHolland, 1894
  • Heliophisma zanzibaricaHampson, 1913

Heliophisma catocalina is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1894. [1] It is found in Gabon, Ghana, Tanzania and Nigeria.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliophisma catocalina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 22, 2020.