Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eoophyla | |
Eoophyla excentrica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Mey and Speidel in 1999. It is found in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The forewings are whitish, the costa suffused with brown in the basal half. There is a yellow arc enclosing a silver grey dorsal wedge. The base of the hindwings is whitish with a brown spot and a yellow central band. Adults have been recorded on wing in February, April, May, July, August, November and December.
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