Eupterote fabia

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Eupterotidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eupterote

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

The wingspan is 90-130 mm. The ground-colour of the adults is bright yellow.

The larvae feed on the leaves of cardamom and coffee.

Subspecies

Eupterote fabia fabia

Eupterote fabia acuminalba van Eecke, 1924

Eupterote fabia asemos Bryk, 1950

Eupterote fabia ochripicta Moore, 1879 (Sri Lanka)

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