Eoophyla leucostola
| Eoophyla leucostola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoophyla |
| Species: | E. leucostola |
| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla leucostola (Hampson, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eoophyla leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Malawi and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with dark fuscous. There is a fuscous median fascia and a brownish mark in the disc. The hindwings are white with a yellow subbasal fascia, as well as a fuscous antemedian spot near the dorsum. Adults have been recorded on wing in May, August and October.[3]
References
- ↑ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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