Eoophyla mimicalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Eoophyla |
Species: | E. mimicalis
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Binomial name | |
Eoophyla mimicalis (Hampson, 1917)
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Eoophyla mimicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with dark fuscous. The base is fuscous towards the costa. The hindwings have a fuscous fascia near the base, as well as fuscous and ochreous scales forming an antemedian fascia. Adults are on wing year round.[3]