Eoophyla mimicalis

Eoophyla mimicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. mimicalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla mimicalis; (Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
	Argyractis mimicalis Hampson, 1917; Argyractis lithorma Meyrick, 1936; Argyractis sphragidacma Meyrick, 1937;

Eoophyla mimicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1917.^[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with dark fuscous. The base is fuscous towards the costa. The hindwings have a fuscous fascia near the base, as well as fuscous and ochreous scales forming an antemedian fascia. Adults are on wing year round.^[3]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Afro Moths
^ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Afro Moths

[3] Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].

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