Lophoptera squammigera

Lophoptera squammigera

"Lophoptera squammigera" is a member of the moth family Euteliidae. It occurs in the Oriental tropics from Sri Lanka to Sundaland, Sulawesi, Timor and the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Appearance

Its wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings of the male are somewhat broader. Body greyish brown. Forewings with double sub-basal, antemedial and postmedial waved lines. The medial area suffused with fuscous, and with dark stria in and below cell. Two sub-marginal single waved lines, the inner dark at costa. Hindwings fuscous without hyaline.

Host plants of the larvae are Euphorbiaceae, Dipterocarpaceae and Tiliaceae.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyEuteliidae
GenusLophoptera
SpeciesL. squammigera
Photographed in
Malaysia