Eoophyla cameroonensis

Eoophyla cameroonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. cameroonensis
Binomial name
Eoophyla cameroonensis
Agassiz, 2012

Eoophyla cameroonensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Cameroon,[2] where it is only known from the lowlands.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are ochreous white with a fuscous spot on the costa, a yellow postmedian fascia and a fuscous strigula followed by white. The terminal area is yellow. The hindwings are white basally, with a yellow median fascia.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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