Eoophyla tetropalis

Eoophyla tetropalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

Eoophyla tetropalis
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E. tetropalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla tetropalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis tetropalis Hampson, 1906

The wingspan is 9–16 millimetres (0.35–0.63 in). The costa of the forewings is blackish in the basal half, interrupted with yellow. The base is white. There is a dark fuscous subbasal dot on the dorsum and a yellowish antemedian fascia, as well as two parallel fuscous lines. The base of the hindwings is white, with a yellow subbasal fascia and a white scattering of dark fuscous scales. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, September and from November to February.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015). "Eoophyla tetropalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. 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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