Eupterote fabia

Eupterote fabia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. fabia
Binomial name
*Eupterote fabia* (Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
Phalaena fabia Cramer, [1779] Eupterote lucia Butler, 1885 Eurhodia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924 Eupterote alterata Moore, 1884 Eupterote auriflua Moore, 1884 Eupterote discordans Butler, 1881 Eupterote fasciata Moore, 1887 Eupterote gyras Swinhoe, 1885 Eupterote immutata Moore, 1884 Eupterote mutans Walker, 1855 Eupterote ochripicta Moore, 1879 Eupterote permutata Moore, 1884

Eupterote fabia is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1780.^[1] It is found in India,^[2] Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

The wingspan is 90-130 mm. The ground-colour of the adults is bright yellow.^[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of cardamom and coffee.^[4]

Subspecies

Eupterote fabia fabia
Eupterote fabia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924
Eupterote fabia asemos Bryk, 1950
Eupterote fabia ochripicta Moore, 1879 (Sri Lanka)

References

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