Eoophyla limalis

Eoophyla limalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. limalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla limalis; Viette, 1957

Eoophyla limalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pierre Viette in 1957. It is found in Equatorial Guinea.[1][2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The base of the forewings is creamy white with a fuscous subbasal fascia, which is darker on the costa and dorsum. There is an orange-brown median fascia and a fuscous postmedian fascia. The termen is orange with white costal strigulae. The base of the hindwings is mixed white, yellow and fuscous.[3]

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla limalis Viette, 1957". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla limalis Viette, 1957". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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

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