Eoophyla pervenustalis

Eoophyla pervenustalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Eoophyla
Species:	E. pervenustalis
Binomial name
	Eoophyla pervenustalis; (Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta pervenustalis Hampson, 1897;

Eoophyla pervenustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are white with a brown costa in the basal half and a fuscous antemedian fascia, a yellow median fascia. The base of the hindwings is white with a brown subbasal fascia. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round.[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. (2018). "Eoophyla pervenustalis (Hampson, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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. (2018). "Eoophyla pervenustalis (Hampson, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 24, 2018.

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