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''Eupterote splendens'' is a
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 ...
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 described by Wolfgang A. Nässig and Christian H. Schulze in 2007. It is found in Sulawesi, Indonesia.Nässig, W. A. & Schulze, C. H. (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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Moths described in 2007 Eupterotinae {{Bombycoidea-stub