Eoophyla leucostola

Eoophyla leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Malawi and Tanzania.[2]

Eoophyla leucostola
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E. leucostola
Binomial name
Eoophyla leucostola
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis leucostola Hampson, 1917

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with dark fuscous. There is a fuscous median fascia and a brownish mark in the disc. The hindwings are white with a yellow subbasal fascia, as well as a fuscous antemedian spot near the dorsum. Adults have been recorded on wing in May, August and October.[3]

References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla leucostola Hampson, 1917". 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.


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