Eupterote placida
| Eupterote placida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Eupterote |
| Species: | E. placida |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupterote placida (Moore, [1883]) | |
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Eupterote placida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1883. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1] The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this name as a synonym of Eupterote hibisci.[2]
Adults are pale ochreous-brown, the forewings with a transverse submarginal indistinct brown line, externally to which is a row of indistinct brown-specked spots. The hindwings have a similar indistinct brown line and outer spots.[3]
References
- ↑ Eupterote at funet
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote hibisci". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ↑ Lepid. Ceylon 2 (2): 143
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