Eupterote vialis

Eupterote vialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eupterotidae
Genus:Eupterote
Species: E. vialis
Binomial name
Eupterote vialis
Moore, 1879

Eupterote vialis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 71 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote plumipes, but the hairs of the thorax are tipped with yellow and the forewings are without the medial and submarginal lines and the oblique band is inwardly dark brown and outwardly yellow.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote vialis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 1)


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