Eupterote mollifera

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Eupterote mollifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. mollifera
Binomial name
Eupterote mollifera
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Tagora anthereataWalker, 1865
  • Eupterote canaraicaMoore, 1879
  • Eupterote contaminataMoore, 1884
  • Tagora discrepansMoore, 1884
  • Apha flavaMoore, 1884
  • Eupterote flaviaHampson, 1891
  • Eupterote lativittataMoore, 1884
  • Eupterote mollisMoore, 1884
  • Eupterote nilgiricaMoore, 1879
  • Bomochroa ornataFelder, 1874
  • Eupterote rectifasciaHampson, 1891
  • Eupterote rufodiscaHampson, 1891
  • Eupterote todaraMoore, 1884
  • Eupterote olivescensRothschild, 1920

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

The wingspan is 64–84 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote fabia , but are smaller, with the ground colour always yellow or drab in both sexes, often more or less suffused with rufous. The forewings have at most five waved lines within the double postmedial lines, one of which is often obsolete. The hindwings have three lines at most within the postmedial lines and the outer waved line and spots within it are variable. [2]

Eupterote mollifera captured at night in West Bengal, India. Eupterote mollifera at night.jpg
Eupterote mollifera captured at night in West Bengal, India.

The larvae are whitish, speckled with black and with dorsal tufts of black hairs arising from a whitish hump. There is a dorsal blue-black band and a subdorsal pinkish band traversed by a grey line, as well as a series of small lateral black spots. The sublateral area is purplish grey with long hairs. The stigmata and legs are pink and the head is black.

Subspecies

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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 mollifera". 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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