Eoophyla accra

Eoophyla accra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. accra
Binomial name
	Eoophyla accra; (Strand, 1913)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta accra Strand, 1913; Eoophyla alba Mey, 2009; Argyractis dorophanes Meyrick, 1937;

Eoophyla accra is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Strand in 1913.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Ghana, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). The base of the forewings is dull fuscous towards the costa. The subbasal area is white and the median area of the wing is ochreous. The base of the hindwings is white. There is an ochreous median fascia, edged with fuscous and the postmedian area is white.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla accra (Strand, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla accra (Strand, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

[3] Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.