Eupterote placida

Eupterote placida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species: E. placida
Binomial name
Eupterote placida
(Moore, [1883])
Synonyms
  • Horanpella placida Moore, [1883]

Eupterote placida is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Moore in 1883.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Adults are pale ochreous-brown, the forewings with a transverse submarginal indistinct brown line, externally to which is a row of indistinct brown-specked spots. The hindwings have a similar indistinct brown line and outer spots.[3]

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