Eupterote testacea

Eupterote testacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species: E. testacea
Binomial name
Eupterote testacea
Walker, 1855

Eupterote testacea is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India and Burma.

The wingspan is 68-86 mm. The wings are pale ochreous yellow, the forewings crossed by two antemedial and two medial, nearly straight indistinct dark lines. There is a double postmedial similar line, the inner line well defined. There is also a waved submarginal line and the basal and outer areas are irrorated with dark scales. The hindwings have an antemedial line, a double postmedial line and a diffused submarginal curved line.[2]

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