Eoophyla pervenustalis
| Eoophyla pervenustalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoophyla |
| Species: | E. pervenustalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla pervenustalis (Hampson, 1897) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eoophyla pervenustalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]
The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are white with brown costa in the basal half and a fuscous antemedian fascia, a yellow median fascia. The base of the hindwings is white with a brown subbasal fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .
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