Eupterote muluana

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Eupterote muluana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. muluana
Binomial name
Eupterote muluana
Holloway, 1987

Eupterote muluana is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987.[1] It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of upper montane forests.

The wingspan is about 56 mm for males and 66 mm for females. Adults resemble Eupterote asclepiades, but are somewhat darker, the medial pale areas are smaller and the fasciate area between them and the postmedial line is broader.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eupterote muluana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Eupterote muluana sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.


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