Eupterote undans

Eupterote undans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. undans
Binomial name
	Eupterote undans; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Dreata undans Walker, 1855;

Eupterote undans is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in the Himalayas.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The wings are grey brown irrorated (speckled) with dark scales, the forewings with six highly waved lines. The hindwings have three nearly straight indistinct lines and a highly waved submarginal line.[2]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

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