🦋 Family

Eupterotidae

13 species · Animals

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Eupterotidae

Apha kantonensis Mell, 1930

Apha kantonensis is a Eupterotidae moth described in 1929, found in China, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Jana eurymas Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Jana eurymas is a eupterotid moth described in 1854, found across much of Africa, whose larvae feed on specific plants.

Jana tantalus Herrich-Schäffer

Jana tantalus is a Eupterotidae moth described in 1854, found in South Africa and the Gambia.

Eupterote undata Blanchard, 1844

Eupterote undata is an Eupterotidae moth found across South and Southeast Asia, with larvae feeding on a range of plant species.

Palirisa cervina Moore, 1865

Palirisa cervina is a 104 mm wingspan Eupterotidae moth found across Southeast Asia, first described in 1865.

Neopreptos marathusa Druce, 1886

Neopreptos marathusa is an Eupterotidae moth described by Herbert Druce in 1886, found in Costa Rica.

Sphingognatha asclepiades C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874

Eupterote asclepiades is a polyphagous moth in Eupterotidae found in Sundaland’s lowland and hill rainforests.

Lichenopteryx despecta C.Felder & R.Felder, 1874

Lichenopteryx despecta is a Eupterotidae moth described in 1874, found in South Africa and Tanzania.

Janomima mariana White, 1843

Janomima mariana, the inquisitive monkey, is a Eupterotidae moth found across multiple countries in Africa, with larvae feeding on grasses and specific woody and grass species.

Striphnopteryx edulis Boisduval, 1847

Striphnopteryx is a monotypic moth genus containing one species, the edible monkey moth found in South Africa.

Phyllalia patens Boisduval, 1847

Phyllalia patens is an Eupterotidae moth species found in southern Africa, with larvae feeding on specific grasses.

Phyllalia thunbergii Boisduval, 1847

Phyllalia thunbergii is an Eupterotidae moth described in 1847, found in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal.

Poloma angulata Walker, 1855

Poloma angulata Walker, 1855 is a moth species whose larvae feed on Olinia ventosa and Canthium ventosum.

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