Eoophyla tripunctalis
| Eoophyla tripunctalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoophyla |
| Species: | E. tripunctalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872) | |
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Eoophyla tripunctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Snellen in 1872.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]
The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). The base of the forewings is whitish ochreous with a yellowish antemedian fascia, which becomes whitish postmedially. The terminal area is yellow. The base of the hindwings is whitish with a yellow antemedian fascia.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Eoophyla tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .