Eulepte inguinalis

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Eulepte inguinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eulepte
Species:E. inguinalis
Binomial name
Eulepte inguinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys inguinalisGuenée, 1854
  • Botys thalloalisWalker, 1859
  • Pilocrocis thoasalisHampson 1899

Eulepte inguinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana [1] and in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Moths of Jamaica