''Catephia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family Erebidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa.

Description

Palpi smooth and reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax hairy. Abdomen with dorsal tufts and ridges of scales on proximal segments. Tibia hairy and spineless. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex.

Species

The species of this genus are: * ''

Catephia abrostolica ''Catephia abrostolica'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kn ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia albifasciata ''Catephia albifasciata'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, ...

'' (Pinhey, 1968) * ''

Catephia albirena ''Catephia albirena'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Ethiopia. References

Endemic fauna of Ethiopia Catephia Moths described in 1926 Moths of Africa {{Catephiini-stub ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia albomacula ''Catephia albomacula'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-know ...

'' (Draeseke, 1928) * ''

Catephia alchymista ''Catephia alchymista'', the white underwing or alchymist, is a moth in the family Erebidae found in Asia, Europe and North Africa. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. Technical description and ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''

Catephia barrettae ''Catephia barrettae'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' Hampson, 1905 * ''

Catephia cana ''Catephia cana'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macr ...

'' (Brandt, 1939) * ''

Catephia compsotrephes ''Catephia compsotrephes'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner Alfred Jefferis Turner (3 October 1861, in Canton – 29 December 1947, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was a pediatrician ...

'' Turner, 1932 * ''

Catephia corticea ''Catephia corticea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' Le Cerf, 1922 * ''

Catephia cryptodisca ''Catephia cryptodisca'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria. References

Catephia Moths described in 1926 Moths of Africa {{Catephiini-stub ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia dentifera ''Catephia dentifera'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in India, Nepal and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ...

'' (Moore, 1882) * ''

Catephia diphteroides ''Catephia diphteroides'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to b ...

'' (Moore, 1885) * ''

Catephia dipterygia ''Catephia dipterygia'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia discophora ''Catephia discophora'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kno ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia endoplaga ''Catephia endoplaga'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be a ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia eurymelas ''Catephia eurymelas'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 7 ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Catephia flavescens ''Catephia flavescens'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kn ...

'' Butler, 1889 * ''

Catephia holophaea ''Catephia holophaea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-know ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia iridocosma ''Catephia iridocosma'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in São Tomé & Principe SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Bouss� ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) * ''

Catephia javensis ''Catephia javensis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south an ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia lobata ''Catephia lobata'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as t ...

'' (Prout, 1928) * ''

Catephia melanica ''Catephia melanica'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia mesonephele ''Catephia mesonephele'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Kenya. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Catephia metaleuca ''Catephia metaleuca'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia microcelis ''Catephia microcelis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kno ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia molybdocrosis ''Catephia molybdocrosis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well- ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia nigrijuncta ''Catephia nigrijuncta'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kn ...

'' (Warren, 1914) * ''

Catephia nigropicta ''Catephia nigropicta'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kn ...

'' (Saalmüller, 1880) * ''

Catephia obscura ''Catephia obscura'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' (Wileman, 1914) * ''

Catephia oligomelas ''Catephia oligomelas'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Ivory Coast. References

Catephia Moths described in 1890 Moths of Africa {{Catephiini-stub ...

'' (Mabille, 1890) * ''

Catephia olivacea ''Catephia olivacea'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in ...

'' (Walker, 1863) * ''

Catephia pallididisca ''Catephia pallididisca'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-k ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia pericyma ''Catephia pericyma'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Egypt, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Catephia personata ''Catephia personata'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-know ...

'' Walker, 1865 * ''

Catephia philippinensis ''Catephia philippinensis'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to ...

'' Wileman & West, 1929 * ''

Catephia poliochroa ''Catephia poliochroa'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with brownish grey. The subbasal and antemedial lines are black. There is a slight ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Catephia pyramidalis ''Catephia pyramidalis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Kenya. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 7 ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Catephia sciachroa ''Catephia sciachroa'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-know ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia sciras ''Catephia sciras'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern Africa in Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 ...

'' Fawcett, 1916 * ''

Catephia scotosa ''Catephia scotosa'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' (Holland, 1894) * ''

Catephia scylla ''Catephia scylla'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. It is found in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption ...

'' Fawcett, 1916 * ''

Catephia serapis ''Catephia serapis'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern Africa in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 ...

'' Fawcett, 1916 * ''

Catephia shisa ''Catephia shisa'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be appro ...

'' Strand, 1920 * ''

Catephia sospita ''Catephia sospita'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. It is found in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_captio ...

'' Fawcett, 1916 * ''

Catephia squamosa ''Catephia squamosa'', the scaly alchemyst, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide ...

'' Wallengren, 1856 * ''

Catephia striata ''Catephia striata'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be app ...

'' Hampson, 1902 * ''

Catephia stygia ''Catephia stygia'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia thricophora ''Catephia thricophora'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-k ...

'' Hampson, 1894 * ''

Catephia triphaenoides ''Catephia triphaenoides'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to ...

'' Viette, 1965 * ''

Catephia virescens ''Catephia virescens'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-know ...

'' Hampson, 1902 * ''

Catephia xanthophaes ''Catephia xanthophaes'' is a species of moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-kn ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1911) * ''

Catephia xylois ''Catephia xylois'' is a species of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be appr ...

'' (Prout, 1925)

Former species

* ''

Catephia arctipennis ''Aedia arctipennis'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Indonesia ( Tenimbar Islands) and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine ...

'' Hulstaert, 1924 * ''

Catephia canescens ''Aedia arctipennis'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Indonesia (Tenimbar Islands) and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. The larvae feed on ''Ipomoe ...

'' Hampson, 1926 * ''

Catephia gravipes ''Nagia gravipes'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Sierra Leone and South Africa. References

Nagia Moths described in 1858 Moths of Africa {{Catephiini-stub ...

'' (Walker, 1858) (''

Nagia ''Nagia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858. Species *'' Nagia amplificans'' (Walker, 1858) *'' Nagia dentiscripta'' A. E. Prout, 1921 *'' Nagia episcopalis'' Hampson, 1926 *'' Nagia eva ...

'') * ''

Catephia linteola ''Nagia linteola'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. This species occurs in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, the Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Indonesia (Borneo) ...

'' Guenée, 1852 (''

'') * ''

Catephia melas ''Aedia melas'' is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found on New Guinea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777� ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1906) * '' Catephia pauli'' Holloway, 1976 (''

Ecpatia ''Aedia'' is a genus of noctuid moths erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. The placement in a subfamily is subject to controversy, with various authors placing the genus in Acontiinae, Aediinae, Ophiderinae, Catocalinae or Acronictinae. If it is ...

'') * ''

Catephia perdicipennis ''Aedia perdicipennis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas of India, Nepal, Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi Sulawesi (), ...

'' (Moore, 1882) * ''

Catephia sthenistica ''Nagia sthenistica'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western per ...

'' (Hampson, 1926) (''

'') * ''

Catephia susanae ''Catephia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa. Description Palpi smooth and reaching just above vertex of head. Thorax hairy. Abdomen with dorsal tufts and ridges of scales on proximal se ...

'' Holloway, 1976 (''

'')

References

* Catephiini Moth genera {{Catephiini-stub