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Eupterote geminata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ15659567 ↗
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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. Both wings have a prominent postmedial slightly curved line.

The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of Eupterote hibisci.

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This entry incorporates text from “Eupterote geminata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.