Eupterote fabia

Eupterote fabia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Eupterote
Species: E. fabia
Binomial name
Eupterote fabia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena fabia Cramer, [1779]
  • Eupterote lucia Butler, 1885
  • Eurhodia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924
  • Eupterote alterata Moore, 1884
  • Eupterote auriflua Moore, 1884
  • Eupterote discordans Butler, 1881
  • Eupterote fasciata Moore, 1887
  • Eupterote gyras Swinhoe, 1885
  • Eupterote immutata Moore, 1884
  • Eupterote mutans Walker, 1855
  • Eupterote ochripicta Moore, 1879
  • Eupterote permutata Moore, 1884

Eupterote fabia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found in India,[2] Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

The wingspan is 90–130 mm. The ground colour of the adults is bright yellow.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of cardamom and coffee.[4]

Subspecies

  • Eupterote fabia fabia
  • Eupterote fabia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924
  • Eupterote fabia asemos Bryk, 1950
  • Eupterote fabia ochripicta Moore, 1879 (Sri Lanka)

References

  1. ↑ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
  3. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. I. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. ↑ David, B. Vasantharaj & Ananthakrishnan, T. N. (2004) General and Applied Entomology. Tata McGraw-Hill. page 670.



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