Eupterote naessigi

Eupterote naessigi is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987.[1] It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests and mangrove areas.

Eupterote naessigi
From Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. naessigi
Binomial name
Eupterote naessigi
Holloway, 1987

The wingspan is 50–55 mm for males and 58 mm for females. The ground colour is yellow with a broad, triangular dark brown band on both wings.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Cassia species.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote naessigi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Eupterote naessigi sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.


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