Eupterote Pallida
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''Eupterote pallida'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India. The wingspan is 120–180 mm. Adults are similar to ''
Eupterote patula ''Eupterote patula'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Thailand, Myanmar and India. The wingspan is 100–130 mm. The wings are pale reddish ochreo ...
'', but can be distinguished by the dark red-brown head and the dark tuft on the basal joint of the antennae. The forewings are without a
hyaline A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from el, ὑάλινος, translit=hyálinos, lit=transparent, and el, ὕαλος, translit=hýalos, lit=crystal, glass, label=none. Histopathology Hyaline cartilage is ...
(glass-like) spot and there are two medial waved lines that are distant at the costa and inner margin and nearly meet at the middle. The double postmedial lines of both wings are dark, narrow, nearer together and less curved.


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Moths described in 1855 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub