''Caphys fovealis'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...

in the genus ''

Caphys ''Caphys'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863, who designated the type species as ''Caphys bilinea'', a junior synonym for ''Caphys bilineata''. Further information on the creature can be done througBugGuidewhe ...

''. It was described by

George Hampson Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist. Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills ...

in 1897, and is known from Brazil.

References

Moths described in 1897 Chrysauginae {{Chrysauginae-stub