Eupterote geminata

Eupterote geminata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Eupterote geminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. geminata
Binomial name
Eupterote geminata
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Dreata geminata Walker, 1855
  • Dreata lineata Walker, 1855
  • Brachytera phalaenaria Felder, 1874

The wingspan is 58–80 mm. The forewings have a single medial indistinct slightly curved line. Both wings have a prominent postmedial slightly curved line.[2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Eupterote hibisci.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eupterote geminata (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote hibisci". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2018.


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