Eupterote vialis

Eupterote vialis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

Eupterote vialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. vialis
Binomial name
Eupterote vialis
Moore, 1879

The wingspan is about 71 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote plumipes, but the hairs of the thorax are tipped with yellow and the forewings are without the medial and submarginal lines and the oblique band is inwardly dark brown and outwardly yellow.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote vialis". 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.


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