Eoophyla leucostola
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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. leucostola
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| Binomial name | |
| Eoophyla leucostola (Hampson, 1917)
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Eoophyla leucostola is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Malawi and Tanzania.[2]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with dark fuscous. There is a fuscous median fascia and a brownish mark in the disc. The hindwings are white with a yellow subbasal fascia, as well as a fuscous antemedian spot near the dorsum. Adults have been recorded on wing in May, August and October.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla leucostola Hampson, 1917". 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.