Eupterote flavida

Eupterote flavida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species: E. flavida
Binomial name
Eupterote flavida
Moore, 1884
Synonyms
  • Messata acinea Swinhoe, 1891
  • Eupterote procumbens Grünberg

Eupterote flavida is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Moore in 1884.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 74 mm. The ground colour is yellow, with a slight ruddy tinge. The forewings are crossed by three slightly curved oblique bands of blackish scales from near the apex to the inner margin, towards which they diverge. The middle band is often obsolete.[2]

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