''Eupterote placida'' is a
moth in the family
Eupterotidae. It was described by
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1883. It is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London.
It is based on card indices and scanned journals, nomenclatural catalogues and the '' Zoologi ...
has this name as a synonym of ''
Eupterote hibisci
''Eupterote hibisci'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in India.
References
Moths described in 1775
Eupterotinae
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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Adults are pale ochreous brown, the forewings with a transverse submarginal indistinct brown line, externally to which is a row of indistinct brown-specked spots. The hindwings have a similar indistinct brown line and outer spots.
''The Lepidoptera of Ceylon''. 2 (2): 143.
References
Moths described in 1883
Eupterotinae">Moths described in 1883">''The Lepidoptera of Ceylon''. 2 (2): 143.
References
Moths described in 1883
Eupterotinae
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