Eupterote orientalis

Eupterote orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species: E. orientalis
Binomial name
Eupterote orientalis
Fabricius
Synonyms
  • Messata aenescens Moore, 1879

Eupterote orientalis is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Fabricius.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

Adults are aenescent-yellow, the forewings with three very prominent oblique, transverse, discal purple brown-speckled bands, the two inner bands linear and curved, the outer one composed of broad lunules. There is an inner series of three less oblique, very indistinct, and sparsely speckled bands. The hindwings have a distinct submarginal broad purple brown-speckled lunular band.[2]

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