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]
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) | |
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It has a wingspan of approx. 32 mm.
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