Eupterote lineosa

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Eupterote lineosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. lineosa
Binomial name
Eupterote lineosa
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Lasiocampa lineosaWalker, 1855
  • Murlida fraternaMoore, 1884

Eupterote lineosa is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] It is found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 70–90 mm. The forewings have a single, almost straight, oblique postmedial line with at most five waved lines before it. The two spots beyond it towards the costa and two towards the inner margin are generally present. The outer waved line is indistinct. The colour varies from pale primrose yellow to bright ochreous yellow. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote lineosa". 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.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .