Eupterote naessigi

Eupterote naessigi
	From Malaysia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. naessigi
Binomial name
	Eupterote naessigi; Holloway, 1987

Eupterote naessigi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987.^[1] It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests and mangrove areas.

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 58 mm for females. The ground colour is yellow with a broad, triangular dark brown band on both wings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassia species.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote naessigi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Eupterote naessigi sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

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

[2] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Eupterote naessigi sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.

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