Eoophyla nyasalis explained

Eoophyla nyasalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917.^[1] It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and from August to March.^[3]

Subspecies

• Eoophyla nyasalis nyasalis
• Eoophyla nyasalis kenyalis Agassiz, 2012 (Kenya)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Eoophyla nyasalis (Hampson, 1917) . Afromoths . October 24, 2018.
3. Agassiz . David J. L. . 2012 . The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa . Zootaxa . 3494 . 1–73 . 978-1-86977-986-3.