Catephia alchymista
| White underwing | |
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| Larva of C. alchymista feeding on Cork Oak (Quercus suber) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catephia |
| Species: | C. alchymista
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| Binomial name | |
| Catephia alchymista (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Catephia alchymista, the white underwing or alchymist, is a moth in the family Erebidae found in Asia, Europe and North Africa. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.