Eoophyla capensis

Eoophyla capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species:
E. capensis
Binomial name
Eoophyla capensis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis capensis Hampson, 1906
  • Argyractis periopis Hampson, 1910
  • Cataclysta sambesica Strand, 1909

Eoophyla capensis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The wingspan is 13–21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to August and from October to December.

References

  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 capensis (Hampson, 1906)". 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)