Eoophyla tetropalis

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

Eoophyla tetropalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 9–16 millimetres (0.35–0.63 in). The costa of the forewings is blackish in the basal half, interrupted with yellow. The base is white. There is a dark fuscous subbasal dot on the dorsum and a yellowish antemedian fascia, as well as two parallel fuscous lines. The base of the hindwings is white, with a yellow subbasal fascia and a white scattering of dark fuscous scales. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, September and from November to February.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015). "Eoophyla tetropalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015). "Eoophyla tetropalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.

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