Eoophyla grandifuscalis

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

Eoophyla grandifuscalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.[2]

The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a pale antemedian fascia, which is yellowish in the dorsal half of the wing. The hindwings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous.

Etymology

The species name refers to the large size and predominant colouration of the forewings.[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. (2017). "Eoophyla grandifuscalis Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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. (2017). "Eoophyla grandifuscalis Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

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