Eoophyla scioxantha is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937.[1] It is found in the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Zambia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eoophyla |
| Species: | E. scioxantha
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| Eoophyla scioxantha (Meyrick, 1937)
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The wingspan is 15–20 mm. The forewings are yellow and the hindwings are white, but brownish centrally.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Eoophyla scioxantha (Meyrick, 1937)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.