Eupterote unicolor

Eupterote unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. unicolor
Binomial name
	Eupterote unicolor; Hampson, 1891

Eupterote unicolor is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is 68–72 mm. The wings are vinous red brown with an almost obsolete postmedial line, curved below the costa, and with traces of some spots beyond it. The abdomen and costa of the hindwings are sometimes yellowish.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote unicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote unicolor". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 62 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.