Eupterote diffusa

Eupterote diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. diffusa
Binomial name
	Eupterote diffusa; Walker, 1865
Synonyms
	Eupterote primularisMoore, 1884;

Last updated December 18, 2020

Eupterote diffusa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 58–66 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote mollifera . The wings vary in colour from greyish white to dull ochreous brown or pale primrose yellow. The postmedial line is single, curved on both wings and much nearer to the margin than in E. mollifera. The waved lines are fairly distinct or obsolescent, as are the spots and outer waved line.^[2]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote diffusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 17, 2018.
↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote diffusa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 17, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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