Eoophyla munroei

Eoophyla munroei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. munroei
Binomial name
Eoophyla munroei
Agassiz & Mey, 2011

Eoophyla munroei is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz and Mey in 2011. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 18–29 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a pale whitish antemedian fascia in the dorsal half of the wing and a brownish-white postmedian fascia. The hindwings are whitish with a dark fuscous subbasal fascia and antemedian fascia.[3]

References

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


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