Eupterote plumipes

Eupterote plumipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. plumipes
Binomial name
	Eupterote plumipes; (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
	Dreata plumipesWalker, 1855; Messaga rubiginosaWalker, 1855; Messata quadrifasciataMoore, 1879;

Last updated March 18, 2024

Eupterote plumipes is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 74–70 mm. There are three indistinct waved medial bands on the forewings, as well as an oblique dark band from the apex to the centre of the inner margin and a submarginal indistinct band. The hindwings have traces of medial and submarginal bands. The ground colour is reddish brown in males and very dark vinous brown in females. The form quadrifasciata is brownish ochreous.^[2]

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this name as a synonym of Eupterote orientalis .^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Eupterote plumipes (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote orientalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved October 17, 2018.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Eupterote plumipes (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

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