Catephia squamosa

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Scaly alchemyst

| image = Catephia squamosa (Wallengreen, 1856).jpg

| image_caption =Catephia squamosa

| taxon = Catephia squamosa

| authority = (Wallengren, 1856)

|synonyms=

• Anophia discistriga Walker, 1858
• Plusia inconclusa Walker, 1858
• Anophia trispilosa Saalmüller, 1880

}}

Catephia squamosa, the scaly alchemyst,[http://africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/CALPINAE/catephia%20squamosa.htm africanmoths] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130215114741/http://africanmoths.com/pages/NOCTUIIDAE/CALPINAE/catephia%20squamosa.htm |date=2013-02-15 }} is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in central, eastern and southern Africa, including some islands of the Indian Ocean.[http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CATESQUA afromoths]

It has a wingspan of approx. 32 mm.