Apisa canescens

Apisa canescens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania.[1]

Apisa canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Apisa
Species:
A. canescens
Binomial name
Apisa canescens
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Apisa cana Holland, 1893
  • Apisa homoeorotica Strand, 1917
  • Apisa microcanescens Berio, 1935
  • Psychotoe pallota Plötz, 1880
  • Apisa tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Apisa canescens Walker, 1855". Afromoths. Retrieved January 25, 2018.


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