Eoophyla mimicalis

Eoophyla mimicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. mimicalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla mimicalis
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis mimicalis Hampson, 1917
  • Argyractis lithorma Meyrick, 1936
  • Argyractis sphragidacma Meyrick, 1937

Eoophyla mimicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with dark fuscous. The base is fuscous towards the costa. The hindwings have a fuscous fascia near the base, as well as fuscous and ochreous scales forming an antemedian fascia. Adults are on wing year round.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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