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Eoophyla pervenustalis

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Eoophyla pervenustalis
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E. pervenustalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla pervenustalis
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta pervenustalis Hampson, 1897

Eoophyla pervenustalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are white with brown costa in the basal half and a fuscous antemedian fascia, a yellow median fascia. The base of the hindwings is white with a brown subbasal fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. 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].