Eupterote undans

Eupterote undans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Eupterote
Species: E. undans
Binomial name
Eupterote undans
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dreata undans Walker, 1855

Eupterote undans is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in the Himalayas.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The wings are grey brown irrorated (speckled) with dark scales, the forewings with six highly waved lines. The hindwings have three nearly straight indistinct lines and a highly waved submarginal line.[2]

References

  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. 1. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 26 January 2018.



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