Eoophyla tanzanica

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

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

The wingspan is 12–20 mm. The base of the forewings is fuscous, enclosing an orange spot. There are whitish subbasal and antemedian fasciae separated by fuscous and orange scaling. The base of the hindwings is pale fuscous, becoming darker towards the white median fascia.

Etymology

The species is named for Tanzania, the country where the species is found.[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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