Eupterote todara is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884.[1] It is found in India.
| Eupterote todara | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Eupterote |
| Species: | E. todara
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupterote todara Moore, 1884
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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
edit- ^ 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.
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