Eoophyla capensis

Eoophyla capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. capensis
Binomial name
Eoophyla capensis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis capensis Hampson, 1906
  • Argyractis periopis Hampson, 1910
  • Cataclysta sambesica Strand, 1909
Eoophyla capensis

Eoophyla capensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 13–21 mm. The forewing costa is brownish with a pale yellow base. There is a brownish submedian fascia, followed by whitish scaling. The basal half of the hindwings is whitish with a brownish fascia and a yellow median fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to August and from October to December.[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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