Catephia Explained

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 segments. Tibia hairy and spineless. Forewings with nearly rectangular apex.^[1]

Species

The species of this genus are:^[2] ^[3]

Catephia abrostolica Hampson, 1926
Catephia albifasciata (Pinhey, 1968)
Catephia albirena Hampson, 1926
Catephia albomacula (Draeseke, 1928)
Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Catephia barrettae Hampson, 1905
Catephia cana (Brandt, 1939)
Catephia compsotrephes Turner, 1932
Catephia corticea Le Cerf, 1922
Catephia cryptodisca Hampson, 1926
Catephia dentifera (Moore, 1882)
Catephia diphteroides (Moore, 1885)
Catephia dipterygia Hampson, 1926
Catephia discophora Hampson, 1926
Catephia endoplaga Hampson, 1926
Catephia eurymelas Hampson, 1916
Catephia flavescens Butler, 1889
Catephia holophaea Hampson, 1926
Catephia iridocosma (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Catephia javensis Hampson, 1926
Catephia lobata (Prout, 1928)
Catephia melanica Hampson, 1926
Catephia mesonephele Hampson, 1916
Catephia metaleuca Hampson, 1926
Catephia microcelis Hampson, 1926
Catephia molybdocrosis Hampson, 1926
Catephia nigrijuncta (Warren, 1914)
Catephia nigropicta (Saalmüller, 1880)
Catephia obscura (Wileman, 1914)
Catephia oligomelas (Mabille, 1890)
Catephia olivacea (Walker, 1863)
Catephia pallididisca Hampson, 1926
Catephia pericyma Hampson, 1916
Catephia personata Walker, 1865
Catephia philippinensis Wileman & West, 1929
Catephia poliochroa Hampson, 1916
Catephia pyramidalis Hampson, 1916
Catephia sciachroa Hampson, 1926
Catephia sciras Fawcett, 1916
Catephia scotosa (Holland, 1894)
Catephia scylla Fawcett, 1916
Catephia serapis Fawcett, 1916
Catephia shisa Strand, 1920
Catephia sospita Fawcett, 1916
Catephia squamosa Wallengren, 1856
Catephia striata Hampson, 1902
Catephia stygia Hampson, 1926
Catephia thricophora Hampson, 1894
Catephia triphaenoides Viette, 1965
Catephia virescens Hampson, 1902
Catephia xanthophaes (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Catephia xylois (Prout, 1925)

Former species

Catephia arctipennis Hulstaert, 1924
Catephia canescens Hampson, 1926
Catephia gravipes (Walker, 1858) (Nagia)
Catephia linteola Guenée, 1852 (Nagia)
Catephia melas (Bethune-Baker, 1906)
Catephia pauli Holloway, 1976 (Ecpatia)
Catephia perdicipennis (Moore, 1882)
Catephia sthenistica (Hampson, 1926) (Nagia)
Catephia susanae Holloway, 1976 (Ecpatia)

References

Web site: Savela . Markku . Catephia Ochsenheimer, 1816 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2019.

Notes and References

Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson
. George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Catephia Ochsenheimer, 1816 . Afromoths . January 13, 2019.
Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Catephia Ochsenheimer 1816 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153235/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85984209 . January 14, 2019 . January 13, 2019.