Eupterote plumipes

Eupterote plumipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. plumipes
Binomial name
	Eupterote plumipes; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Dreata plumipes Walker, 1855; Messaga rubiginosa Walker, 1855; Messata quadrifasciata Moore, 1879;

Eupterote plumipes is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 74–70 mm. There are three indistinct waved medial bands on the forewings, as well as an oblique dark band from the apex to the centre of the inner margin and a submarginal indistinct band. The hindwings have traces of medial and submarginal bands. The ground colour is reddish brown in males and very dark vinous brown in females. The form quadrifasciata is brownish ochreous.^[2]

References

^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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[1] "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths. Vol. 1. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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