Eupterote flavida

Eupterote flavida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. flavida
Binomial name
	Eupterote flavida; Moore, 1884
Synonyms
	Messata acinea Swinhoe, 1891; Eupterote procumbens Grünberg;

Eupterote flavida is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 74 mm. The ground colour is yellow, with a slight ruddy tinge. The forewings are crossed by three slightly curved oblique bands of blackish scales from near the apex to the inner margin, towards which they diverge. The middle band is often obsolete.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote flavida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 61 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote flavida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 61 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.