Eoophyla euryxantha
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E. euryxantha
Binomial name
Eoophyla euryxantha
(Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis euryxantha Meyrick, 1936

Eoophyla euryxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The base of the forewings is dull fuscous and the subbasal area is white. The median area of the wing is ochrous and there is a white costal strigula, suffused with pale fuscous. The base of the hindwings is white with an ochreous median fascia edged with fuscous. The postmedian area is white, suffused with silver-grey scales.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla euryxantha (Meyrick, 1936)". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.


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