Eoophyla tripunctalis

Eoophyla tripunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. tripunctalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla tripunctalis
(Snellen, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta tripunctalis Snellen, 1872
  • Argyractis triopalis Hampson, 1906

Eoophyla tripunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1872.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). The base of the forewings is whitish ochreous with a yellowish antemedian fascia, which becomes whitish postmedially. The terminal area is yellow. The base of the hindwings is whitish with a yellow antemedian fascia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eoophyla tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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