Eoophyla tetropalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.[2]

Eoophyla tetropalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species:
E. tetropalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla tetropalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Argyractis tetropalis Hampson, 1906

The wingspan is 9–16 millimetres (0.35–0.63 in). Adults have been recorded on wing from April to July, September and from November to February.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2015). "Eoophyla tetropalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.