Eugoa ellipsis

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Eugoa ellipsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Eugoa
Species:
E. ellipsis
Binomial name
Eugoa ellipsis
Bucsek, 2008

Eugoa ellipsis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in western Malaysia. The species is named for the elliptical shape on their wings. [1]

Physical attributes

The males of Eugoa ellipsis have a wingspan of 14-15 millimeters. They have a pale brown forewing and weakly mottled dark brown color at the apex. Their wings have an almost elliptical black spot and the hindwings are a pale yellow. The females have a slightly smaller wingspans and solid pale brown colouring on their hindwings. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bucsek, Karol, 2008, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Eugoa Walker, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Lithosiinae), Entomofauna29: 417-468. abstract