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Eoophyla tripunctalis

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Eoophyla tripunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoophyla
Species:
E. tripunctalis
Binomial name
Eoophyla tripunctalis
(Snellen, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta tripunctalis Snellen, 1872
  • Argyractis triopalis Hampson, 1906

Eoophyla tripunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1872.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in).[3]

References

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  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 tripunctalis (Snellen, 1872)". 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.