Eugoa basipuncta

Eugoa basipuncta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in southern India and on Java and Borneo, as well as in Taiwan,[1][2] Japan, Thailand and Australia (Queensland).[3]

Eugoa basipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eugoa
Species:
E. basipuncta
Binomial name
Eugoa basipuncta
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Padenia basipuncta Hampson, 1891
  • Hectogama basipuncta
  • Eugoa bipunctata formosicola Matsumura, 1927

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown, with one wide and one narrow dark brown band across the forewings and a number of brown spots.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Eugoa basipuncta (Hampson, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Eugoa basipuncta Hampson stat. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (1 May 2013). "Eugoa basipuncta (Hampson, 1891)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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