Eoophyla pervenustalis

Eoophyla pervenustalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. pervenustalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla pervenustalis
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta pervenustalis Hampson, 1897

Eoophyla pervenustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are white with brown costa in the basal half and a fuscous antemedian fascia, a yellow median fascia. The base of the hindwings is white with a brown subbasal fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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