Eoophyla limalis
| Eoophyla limalis | |
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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. limalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla limalis Viette, 1957
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Eoophyla limalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pierre Viette in 1957. It is found in Equatorial Guinea.[1][2]
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The base of the forewings is creamy white with a fuscous subbasal fascia, which is darker on the costa and dorsum. There is an orange-brown median fascia and a fuscous postmedian fascia. The termen is orange with white costal strigulae. The base of the hindwings is mixed white, yellow and fuscous.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla limalis Viette, 1957". Afromoths. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.