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Eoophyla munroei

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Eoophyla munroei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species:
E. munroei
Binomial name
Eoophyla munroei
Agassiz & Mey, 2011

Eoophyla munroei is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz and Wolfram Mey in 2011 and lives in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 18–29 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a pale white antemedian fascia in the dorsal half of the wing and a brownish-white postmedian fascia. The hindwings are light with a dark fuscous subbasal fascia and antemedian fascia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eoophyla munroei Agassiz & Mey, 2011". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  3. ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.