Eoophyla nandinalis

Eoophyla nandinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species: E. nandinalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla nandinalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis nandinalis Hampson, 1906

Eoophyla nandinalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are whitish and the costa is fusous in the basal half. There is a fuscous subbasal fascia and a yellow antemedian fascia in the dorsal half of the wing. The hindwings are white with a fuscous subbasal spot and a yellow median fascia.[3]

References

  1. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: .


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