Eoophyla excentrica
| Eoophyla excentrica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoophyla |
| Species: | E. excentrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla excentrica Mey & Speidel, 1999
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Eoophyla excentrica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey and Wolfgang Speidel in 1999. It is found in Yemen,[1] Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The forewings are whitish, and the costa is suffused with brown in the basal half. There is a yellow arc enclosing a silver-grey dorsal wedge. The base of the hindwings is whitish with a brown spot and a yellow central band. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, April, May, July, August, November, and December.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla excentrica Mey & Speidel, 1999". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.