Biology:Eupterote vialis
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Short description: Species of moth
Eupterote vialis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eupterotidae |
Genus: | Eupterote |
Species: | E. vialis
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Binomial name | |
Eupterote vialis Moore, 1879
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Eupterote vialis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is about 71 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote plumipes, but the hairs of the thorax are tipped with yellow and the forewings are without the medial and submarginal lines and the oblique band is inwardly dark brown and outwardly yellow.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Eupterote vialis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=58011.
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 62. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180068#page/90/mode/1up. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Wikidata ☰ Q15660031 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupterote vialis.
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