Eupterote placida

Eupterote placida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. placida
Binomial name
	Eupterote placida; (Moore, [1883])
Synonyms
	Horanpella placida Moore, [1883];

Eupterote placida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Moore in 1883. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1] The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this name as a synonym of Eupterote hibisci.^[2]

Adults are pale ochreous-brown, the forewings with a transverse submarginal indistinct brown line, externally to which is a row of indistinct brown-specked spots. The hindwings have a similar indistinct brown line and outer spots.^[3]

References

^ Eupterote at funet
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote hibisci". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ Lepid. Ceylon 2 (2): 143

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[1] Eupterote at funet

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote hibisci". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[3] Lepid. Ceylon 2 (2): 143

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