''Catephia sospita'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), 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 macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
first described by
James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. It is found in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
.
References
*Fawcett, J. M. (1916)
"Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13" ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London''. 2: 707–737, pl. 1.
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Endemic moths of Kenya
Catephia
Moths described in 1916
Moths of Africa
Taxa named by J. Malcolm Fawcett
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