Eupterote amaena
Eupterote amaena is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found on Java and Sumatra.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Eupterote |
| Species: | E. amaena |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupterote amaena (Walker, 1855) | |
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The larvae feed on Vitex, Piper, Erythrina and Dioscorea species.[3]
References
- "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- De Heterocera Van Sumatra, Volume 1
- The Moths of Borneo
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