Eoophyla scioxantha

Eoophyla scioxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. scioxantha
Binomial name
Eoophyla scioxantha
(Meyrick, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis scioxantha Meyrick, 1937

Eoophyla scioxantha is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Zambia.[2]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The forewings are yellow with an antemedian fascia of grey and brown scales and brown spots on the costa. The base of the hindwings is white, but brownish centrally.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  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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