Catephia squamosa
Species of moth
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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]
| 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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It has a wingspan of approx. 32 mm.
