Eupterote fabia is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found in India,[2] Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

The wingspan is 90–130 mm. The ground colour of the adults is bright yellow.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of cardamom and coffee.[4]

Subspecies

  • Eupterote fabia fabia
  • Eupterote fabia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924
  • Eupterote fabia asemos Bryk, 1950
  • Eupterote fabia ochripicta Moore, 1879 (Sri Lanka)

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Eupterote fabia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2018. Note: This source gives a year of description of 1799.
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Eupterote fabia". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 56–57 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ^ David, B. Vasantharaj & Ananthakrishnan, T. N. (2004) General and Applied Entomology. Tata McGraw-Hill. page 670.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupterote_fabia
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