Eupterote asclepiades

Eupterote asclepiades is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Swinhoe in 1894.[1] It is found in Sundaland. The habitat consist of lowland rainforests, including hill dipterocarp forests.

Eupterote asclepiades
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Eupterote
Species:
E. asclepiades
Binomial name
Eupterote asclepiades
(Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Sphingognatha asclepiades Felder, 1874

The larvae are polyphagous.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Sphingognatha asclepiades". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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