Eoophyla tetropalis
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Eoophyla tetropalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]
The wingspan is 9–16 millimetres (0.35–0.63 in). The costa of the forewings is blackish in the basal half, interrupted with yellow. The base is white. There is a dark fuscous subbasal dot on the dorsum and a yellowish antemedian fascia, as well as two parallel fuscous lines. The base of the hindwings is white, with a yellow subbasal fascia and a white scattering of dark fuscous scales. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, September and from November to February.[3]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Eoophyla tetropalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afro Moths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].