Eoophyla nigerialis

Eoophyla nigerialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. nigerialis
Binomial name
Eoophyla nigerialis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis nigerialis Hampson, 1906
  • Argyractis dualalis Gaede, 1916
  • Argyractis schoutedeni Ghesquière, 1942

Eoophyla nigerialis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.[2]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a pale subbasal fascia and a suffused discal spot. There are two white costal strigulae towards the apex, separated by orange. The base of the hindwings is whitish with an orange subbasal fascia, suffused with fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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