Eupterote translata

Eupterote translata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. translata
Binomial name
	Eupterote translata; C. Swinhoe, 1885

Last updated November 04, 2022

Eupterote translata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885.^[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 54 mm. Adults are similar to Eupterote testacea , but are pale ochreous brown and the antemedial, medial and postmedial lines on the forewings are indistinct. The single postmedial line is prominent and the submarginal line is nearer to the margin than in E. testacea . The hindwings are without the antemedial line and the postmedial line is single and straighter, while the submarginal line is better defined.^[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 translata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 61 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote translata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 61 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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