Eoophyla interopalis Published 2012
- Dataset
- The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Agassiz, David J. L. (2012): The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1-73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Lepidoptera
- family
- Crambidae
- genus
- Eoophyla
- species
- Eoophyla interopalis
biology_ecology
Biology: Unknown, adults recorded xi – v.
description
Imago (Fig. 41): Wingspan 10 – 14 mm. Head fuscous, white laterally; labial palpus segment 3 pointed, whitish, segment 2 with fulvous scales; maxillary palpus slender. Thorax dark fuscous; tegulae with paler edges. Forewing ground colour white, base dark fuscous partly suffused dull orange; an oblique orange antemedian fascia from dorsum extending 2 / 3 across wing, then becoming dark fuscous; median area scattered with dark fuscous scales bounded by a dark zigzag line; a dull orange orbicular spot; an oblique grey costal strigula and a silver grey tornal spot; second costal strigula orange, edged dark fuscous; termen yellow inwardly edged by a fine black line, a small black apical spot and five small black dots along termen; cilia fuscous. Hindwing base white; a curved dark fuscous subbasal band; median area with dense scattering of dark fuscous scales; double subterminal line; four black terminal eye-spots each bearing a metallic dot near the inner edge, a white space between the inner and outer pair of eye-spots, yellow streaks between them; terminal cilia fuscous. Male genitalia (Fig. 106): Uncus spatulate; gnathos almost as long as uncus, tapered and curved ventrally, spines near apex; valva simple, costa slightly concave in basal half, saccus almost squared; aedeagus slender, cornuti comprising a spiny patch. Female genitalia (Fig. 165): Ostium wide; ductus membranous, slender, about equal in length to corpus bursae; corpus waisted with signa comprising two spiny patches, some scobination in anterior half. Tympanal organs: Venulae straight, widely separated and diverging near tympanal organs.
diagnosis
Diagnosis: Distinguished by the conspicuous white spot between eyespots 3 and 4 of the hindwing, on the inner side. Derivation: From the white marking between eyespots 3 and 4.
distribution
Distribution: Southern Africa: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabe, Malawi, Tanzania.
distribution
Type locality: Malawi, Lilongwe District.
materials_examined
Material examined: Holotype ♂ Malawi — Central Region | Lilongwe District 1270 m | Dzalanyama Forest Lodge | E 033 ˚ 26.633´S 14 ˚ 15.257 | 14 – 14. ii. 2004 A. J. Kingston; 4 paratypes, 1 ♂ same data as holotype DJLA slide No. 1134, 1 ♀ same data but date 22. x. 04, 2 ♀ same locality 13 & 14. x. 2002, D. J. L. Agassiz. TANZANIA: 3 ♀ (2 without abdomen), Kiwanda Camp (ZMC); 1 ♂ (Ruaha BMNH), SOUTH AFRICA: 1 ♀ Natal (BMNH), 1 ♂ Cape (BMNH), 1 ♂ 15 ♀ (1 - abd) Panza, 4 ♀ (1 - abd) Umzinto, 2 ♀ Nkwaleni, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (- abd) Malelane, 10 ♂ 13 ♀, Lower Sabi 1 ♂, Nwanedzi 1 ♀, Oakford Priory, Nat. 3 ♂, Marieps Mnt. 1 ♂, Skukuza, Tvl. 1 ♂ 3 ♀ 1 ♀? (- abd) Crocodile Bridge, 1 ♀ Lundi River Bridge, 1 ♀ Durban, Nat., 1 ♂ Malta Forest, Pietersburg Dist., 1 ♀ Sarnia (Natal), 1 ♀ Louwscreek (TMP); MOZAMBIQUE: 1 ♀ Maronga Forest (TMP); ZAMBIA: 1 ♀ Chiwefwe, N. Rh. (TMP); ZIMBABWE: 20 ♂ 17 ♀ 3 (- abd) Victoria Falls (TMP); MALAWI: 4 ♀ Lilongwe, 1 ♀ Mulanje, 1 ♂ 5 ♀ Dzalanyama (AJK).
Name
- Homonyms
- Eoophyla interopalis Published 2012