Eoophyla tripunctalis

Eoophyla tripunctalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. tripunctalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla tripunctalis; (Snellen, 1872)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta tripunctalis Snellen, 1872; Argyractis triopalis Hampson, 1906;

Eoophyla tripunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1872.^[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). The base of the forewings is whitish ochreous with a yellowish antemedian fascia, which becomes whitish postmedially. The terminal area is yellow. The base of the hindwings is whitish with a yellow antemedian fascia.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^ 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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[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 tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.

[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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