Eoophyla nandinalis

Eoophyla nandinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. nandinalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla nandinalis; (Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
	Argyractis nandinalis Hampson, 1906;

Eoophyla nandinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are whitish and the costa is fusous in the basal half. There is a fuscous subbasal fascia and a yellow antemedian fascia in the dorsal half of the wing. The hindwings are white with a fuscous subbasal spot and a yellow median fascia.[3]

References

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla nandinalis Hampson, 1906". 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] 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 nandinalis Hampson, 1906". 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.