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''Eupterote'' is a genus of
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Eupterotidae Eupterotidae is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera with more than 300 described species. Diversity The family consists of four subfamilies and the unplaced ''Ganissa group''. The subfamily Eupterotinae consists of about 11 genera, the ...
. It was first described by
Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1820.


Species

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Eupterote acesta ''Eupterote acesta'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in Thailand and India. The wingspan is about 62 mm. Adult males are similar to ''Eupterote fabia ''Eupterote fabia'' ...
'' Swinhoe, 1894 * ''
Eupterote alba ''Eupterote alba'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.Nässig, Wolfgang A. (1995)"Revisional notes on Philippine Eupterotidae: ''Sarmalia'' Walker 1866 a ...
'' (Swinhoe, 1892) * ''
Eupterote amaena ''Eupterote amaena'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found on Java and Sumatra. The larvae feed on '' Vitex'', '' Piper'', ''Erythrina'' and ''Dioscorea ''Dioscorea'' is a genus of ov ...
'' Walker, 1855 * ''
Eupterote asclepiades ''Eupterote asclepiades'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in Sundaland. The habitat consist of lowland rainforests, including hill dipterocarp forests. The larvae are polyphagous ...
'' (Felder, 1874) * ''
Eupterote balwanti ''Eupterote balwanti'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Bhasin in 1946. It is found in India References Moths described in 1946 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' Bhasin., 1946 * ''
Eupterote calandra ''Eupterote calandra'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is found in India. References Moths described in 1894 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' Swinhoe, 1894 * ''
Eupterote celebica ''Eupterote celebica'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Wolfgang A. Nässig, Jeremy Daniel Holloway and Martin Beeke in 2011. It is found in Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia ...
'' Nässig, Holloway & Beeke, 2011 * ''
Eupterote chinensis ''Eupterote chinensis'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898. It is found in Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. References

Moths described in 1898 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' Leech, 1898 * ''
Eupterote citheronia ''Eupterote citheronia'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Felix Bryk in 1944. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்க� ...
'' Bryk, 1944 * ''
Eupterote citrina ''Eupterote citrina'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India. The wingspan is 50–84 mm. The wings are uniform pale yellowish white. References Moths described in 18 ...
'' Walker, 1855 * '' Eupterote crinita'' Swinhoe, 1899 * ''
Eupterote decolorata ''Eupterote decolorata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Karl Grünberg Karl Grünberg (died 1921, in Rostock) was a German entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. Karl Grünberg was a professor at the University o ...
'' (Grünberg, 1914) * ''
Eupterote diffusa ''Eupterote diffusa'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, � ...
'' Walker, 1865 * ''
Eupterote dulcinea ''Eupterote dulcinea'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is found on Selayar Island, south of Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four G ...
'' Swinhoe, 1901 * ''
Eupterote epicharis ''Eupterote epicharis'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by West in 1932. It is found in the Philippines. The wingspan is about 64 mm. The forewings are chamois, lightly suffused with brown for two-thirds and with ...
'' West, 1932 * ''
Eupterote fabia ''Eupterote fabia'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Pieter 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 ...
'' (Cramer, 1780) * ''
Eupterote flavicollis ''Eupterote flavicollis'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1843. It is found in India. The wingspan is . Adults are similar to ''Eupterote mollifera ''Eupterote mollifera'' is ...
'' Guérin-Méneville, 1843 * ''
Eupterote flavida ''Eupterote flavida'' 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'' a ...
'' Moore, 1884 * ''
Eupterote formosana ''Eupterote formosana'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1908. It is found in Taiwan. References Moths described in 1908 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' Matsumura, 1908 * ''
Eupterote geminata ''Eupterote geminata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 58–80 mm. The forewings have a single medial indistinct slightly curved line. ...
'' (Walker, 1855) * ''
Eupterote glaucescens ''Eupterote glaucescens'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India. References Moths described in 1855 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' (Walker, 1855) * ''
Eupterote harmani ''Eupterote harmani'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1987. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp and upper montane forests. References Moths described in 1987 ...
'' Holloway, 1987 * ''
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 {{Bo ...
'' Fabricius, 1775 * ''
Eupterote kageri ''Eupterote kageri'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Wolfgang A. Nässig in 1989. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within I ...
'' Nässig, 1989 * ''
Eupterote kalliesi ''Eupterote kalliesi'' is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. It is found in Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-large ...
'' Nässig, 2000 * ''
Eupterote lineosa ''Eupterote lineosa'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ...
'' Walker, 1855 * ''
Eupterote liquidambaris ''Eupterote liquidambaris'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rudolf Mell in 1930. It is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most ...
'' Mell, 1930 * '' Eupterote minor'' Moore, 1893 * ''
Eupterote mollifera ''Eupterote mollifera'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 64–84 mm. Adults are similar to ''Eupterote fabia ''Eupterote fab ...
'' Walker, 1865 * ''
Eupterote multiarcuata ''Eupterote multiarcuata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1976. It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp and upper montane forests. Th ...
'' Holloway, 1976 * '' Eupterote muluana'' Holloway, 1987 * '' Eupterote murina'' (Moore, 1877) * '' Eupterote naessigi'' Holloway, 1987 * ''
Eupterote nigriceps ''Eupterote nigriceps'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is about 96 mm. The wings are brownish grey, the forewings with traces of some waved antemedial ...
'' (Hampson, 1893) * ''
Eupterote nobilis ''Eupterote nobilis'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Felix Bryk in 1944. It is found in Myanmar. References

Moths described in 1944 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' (Bryk, 1944) * ''
Eupterote obsoleta ''Eupterote obsoleta'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Talbot in 1926. It is found on Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland limestone forests. Adults are reddish brown. References Moths described in 19 ...
'' (Talbot, 1926) * ''
Eupterote orientalis ''Eupterote orientalis'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius, but the year of description is not clear. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī L ...
'' Fabricius * ''
Eupterote pallida ''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'', but can be distinguished by the dark ...
'' (Walker, 1855) * ''
Eupterote pandya ''Eupterote pandya'' 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'' an ...
'' (Moore,
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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 ...
'' (Walker, 1855) * ''
Eupterote petola ''Eupterote petola'' 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'' an ...
'' Moore, 1860 * ''
Eupterote placida ''Eupterote placida'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1883. It is found in Sri Lanka. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this name as a synonym of ''Eupterote hibisci ''Eupterote hibisci'' is a ...
'' (Moore,
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 * '' Eupterote plumipes'' (Walker, 1855) * ''
Eupterote radiata ''Eupterote radiata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1866. It is found on Luzon in the Philippines.Nässig, W. A. (1995)"Revisional notes on Philippine Eupterotidae: ''Sar ...
'' (Walker, 1866) * ''
Eupterote rothschildi ''Eupterote rothschildi'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1924. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 134 mm. The forewings are greyish-cream-white suffused and freckled with cinnamon gre ...
'' (Strand, 1924) * '' Eupterote splendens'' Nässig & C.H. Schulze, 2007 * ''
Eupterote subcurvifera ''Eupterote subcurvifera'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, ...
'' (Walker, 1865) * ''
Eupterote testacea ''Eupterote testacea'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions requi ...
'' Walker, 1855 * ''
Eupterote todara ''Eupterote todara'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1884. It is found in India. The wingspan is 64–72 mm. Adults are similar to ''Eupterote mollifera'', but the cilia is yellow, the postmedial l ...
'' Moore, 1884 * ''
Eupterote translata ''Eupterote translata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 54 mm. Adults are similar to ''Eupterote testacea ''Eupterote testacea'' is a moth ...
'' Swinhoe, 1885 * ''
Eupterote udiana ''Eupterote udiana'' 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'' an ...
'' Moore, 1860 * ''
Eupterote undans ''Eupterote undans'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in the Himalayas. The wingspan is about 60 mm. The wings are grey brown irrorated (speckled) with dark scales, the forewi ...
'' Walker, 1855 * ''
Eupterote undata ''Eupterote undata'' is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. It is found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines. The wingspan is about 70 mm for females and 65 mm for males. Adults are brownish-yel ...
'' Blanchard, 1844 * ''
Eupterote unicolor ''Eupterote unicolor'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in India. The wingspan is 68–72 mm. The wings are vinous red brown with an almost obsolete postmedial line, curved be ...
'' Hampson, 1891 * '' Eupterote vialis'' Moore, 1879 * ''
Eupterote weberi ''Eupterote weberi'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1976. It is found in Malaysia. References Moths described in 1976 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub ...
'' (Holloway, 1976)


Former species

* '' Eupterote collaris'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) * ''
Eupterote doddi ''Ebbepterote'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. It was erected by Rolf G. Oberprieler, Wolfgang A. Nässig and Edward David Edwards in 2003. Its only species, ''Ebbepterote expansa'', was described by Thomas Pennington Luca ...
'' Turner, 1911 * ''
Eupterote expansa ''Ebbepterote'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. It was erected by Rolf G. Oberprieler, Wolfgang A. Nässig and Edward David Edwards in 2003. Its only species, ''Ebbepterote expansa'', was described by Thomas Pennington Luca ...
'' (Lucas, 1891) * ''
Eupterote jaresia ''Eupterote undata'' is a moth of the family Eupterotidae. It is found in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines. The wingspan is about 70 mm for females and 65 mm for males. Adults are brownish-yellow or y ...
'' Swinhoe, 1904 * ''
Eupterote niassana ''Eupterote pandya'' 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'' an ...
'' (Rothschild, 1917) * ''
Eupterote punctata ''Papuapterote punctata'' is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by James John Joicey and George Talbot in 1916. It is found on New Guinea. The length of the forewings is about 48 mm. The wings are fawn brown, the forewi ...
'' Joicey & Talbot, 1916


References

* , 1989: A new species of the genus ''Eupterote'' Hübner
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from Sumatra (Lepidoptera, Eupterotidae). ''Heterocera Sumatrana'' 2 (7): 169–174. * , 2000: A new and remarkable species of ''Eupterote'' from the mountains of West Sumatra (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). ''Heterocera Sumatrana'' 12 (2): 67–77. Full article

* , & , 2011: Description of a new species of ''Eupterote (Eupterote)'' from Sulawesi (Indonesia) (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). ''Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo'' NF 31 (4): 197–200. * , 2007: A second species with diurnal males of the genus ''Eupterote'' from Indonesia: ''Eupterote'' (''Eupterote'') ''splendens'' sp. n. from Sulawesi (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea, Eupterotidae). ''Senckenbergiana Biologica'' 87 (2): 189–194.


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