Eupterote mollifera

Eupterote mollifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. mollifera
Binomial name
Eupterote mollifera Walker, 1865
Synonyms
Tagora anthereata Walker, 1865 Eupterote canaraica Moore, 1879 Eupterote contaminata Moore, 1884 Tagora discrepans Moore, 1884 Apha flava Moore, 1884 Eupterote flavia Hampson, 1891 Eupterote lativittata Moore, 1884 Eupterote mollis Moore, 1884 Eupterote nilgirica Moore, 1879 Bomochroa ornata Felder, 1874 Eupterote rectifascia Hampson, 1891 Eupterote rufodisca Hampson, 1891 Eupterote todara Moore, 1884 Eupterote olivescens Rothschild, 1920

Eupterote mollifera is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1865. It is found in India, Burma and Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 64-84 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote fabia, but are smaller, with the ground-colour always yellow or drab in both sexes, often more or less suffused with rufous. The forewings have at most five waved lines within the double postmedial lines, one of which is often obsolete. The hindwings have three lines at most within the postmedial lines and the outer waved line and spots within it are variable.

The larvae are whitish, speckled with black and with dorsal tufts of black hairs arising from a whitish hump. There is a dorsal blue-black band and a subdorsal pinkish band traversed by a grey line, as well as a series of small lateral black spots. The sublateral area is purplish grey with long hairs. The stigmata and legs are pink and the head is black.

Subspecies

• Eupterote mollifera mollifera
• Eupterote mollifera contrastica Bryk, 1944 (Burma)