Eupterote pallida

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Eupterote pallida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. pallida
Binomial name
Eupterote pallida
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Tagora pallida Walker, 1855

Eupterote pallida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1][2][failed verification] It is found in India.

The wingspan is 120–180 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote patula, but can be distinguished by the dark red-brown head and the dark tuft on the basal joint of the antennae. The forewings are without a hyaline (glass-like) spot and there are two medial waved lines that are distant at the costa and inner margin and nearly meet at the middle. The double postmedial lines of both wings are dark, narrow, nearer together and less curved.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Eupterote pallida (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 47–48 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.