Catephia compsotrephes
| Catephia compsotrephes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Catephiini |
| Genus: | Catephia |
| Species: | C. compsotrephes |
| Binomial name | |
| Catephia compsotrephes Turner, 1932[1] | |
Catephia compsotrephes is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in north-western Australia.[2]
The wingspan is about 46 mm.The forewings are dark fuscous with a few bluish-white scales. There is an obscurely darker transverse line, as well as two obscure dark spots in the middle, arranged transversely. There is also a blackish line from the costa obliquely outwards, describing a rounded curve in the disc, thence sinuate inwards to the dorsum. The hindwings are white with a broad fuscous terminal band containing three elongate white spots, as well as a white streak on the apex.[3]
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