Eupterote todara

Eupterote todara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. todara
Binomial name
	Eupterote todara; Moore, 1884

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

The wingspan is 64–72 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote mollifera, but the cilia is yellow, the postmedial lines are indistinct, the black spots near the inner margin of the forewings are prominent and the inner postmedial line of the hindwings is nearer to the base.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote todara". 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. 58 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote todara". 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. 58 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.