Eoophyla pentopalis

Eoophyla pentopalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. pentopalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla pentopalis; (Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
	Argyractis pentopalis Hampson, 1906;

Eoophyla pentopalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.^[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.^[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are whitish to pale ochreous with a fuscous median fascia and a parallel line. There are two white wedge-shaped costal strigulae separated by orange-brown. The base of the hindwings is white, with a yellow streak up to the tornus.^[3]

References

^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
^ 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] Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

[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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