Eoophyla piscatorum

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

Eoophyla piscatorum is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are whitish and the base of the costa is fuscous. There is a fuscous subbasal fascia and a dull yellow antemedian fascia mixed with fuscous. The hindwings are white with a yellowish discal spot, ringed with fuscous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin word for of the fishermen and refers to the type locality which is a fishing camp run by the Kenya Fly Fishers Club.[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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