Eoophyla carcassoni

Eoophyla carcassoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. carcassoni
Binomial name
	Eoophyla carcassoni; Agassiz, 2012

Eoophyla carcassoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by David John Lawrence Agassiz in 2012.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2]

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with dark fuscous at the base. There is a pale yellow antemedian fascia and a dark fuscous median fascia. The hindwings are white. Adults have been recorded on wing in June, August and November.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Robert Herbert Carcasson, who first collected the species.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Eoophyla carcassoni Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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. (2017). "Eoophyla carcassoni Agassiz, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[3] Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.