Eoophyla cameroonensis

Eoophyla cameroonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. cameroonensis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla cameroonensis; Agassiz, 2012

Eoophyla cameroonensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Cameroon,[2] where it is only known from the lowlands.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a fuscous spot on the costa, a yellow postmedian fascia and a fuscous strigula followed by white. The terminal area is yellow. The hindwings are white basally, with a yellow median fascia.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla cameroonensis Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla cameroonensis Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2018.

[3] Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.