Eupterote citrina

Eupterote citrina is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India.[2]

Eupterote citrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. citrina
Binomial name
Eupterote citrina
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Eupterote lutosa Grünberg, 1914

The wingspan is 50–84 mm. The wings are uniform pale yellowish white.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Swinhoe, Colonel C. (1892). Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the Oxford University Museum. Vol. 1.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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