Eoophyla leucostola

Eoophyla leucostola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. leucostola
Binomial name
	Eoophyla leucostola; (Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
	Argyractis leucostola Hampson, 1917;

Eoophyla leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Malawi and Tanzania.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with dark fuscous. There is a fuscous median fascia and a brownish mark in the disc. The hindwings are white with a yellow subbasal fascia, as well as a fuscous antemedian spot near the dorsum. Adults have been recorded on wing in May, August and October.[3]

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla leucostola Hampson, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 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] Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla leucostola Hampson, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 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.