Eoophyla euryxantha

Eoophyla euryxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. euryxantha
Binomial name
Eoophyla euryxantha
(Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis euryxantha Meyrick, 1936

Eoophyla euryxantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The base of the forewings is dull fuscous and the subbasal area is white. The median area of the wing is ochrous and there is a white costal strigula, suffused with pale fuscous. The base of the hindwings is white with an ochreous median fascia edged with fuscous. The postmedian area is white, suffused with silver-grey scales.[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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