Eupterote petola
Eupterote petola is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1860.[1] It is found on Java in Indonesia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Eupterote |
| Species: | E. petola |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupterote petola (Moore, 1860) | |
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The wingspan is 60–65 mm for males and 65–70 mm for females. The wings are yellow, crossed by parallel dark bands. The basal area is dark greyish-brown to bluish black-brown.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote petola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- "Eupterote petola Moore, 1860". Butterflies & Moths of the World.
- De Heterocera van Sumatra VI
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