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Eupterote amaena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. amaena
Binomial name
Eupterote amaena (Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
Tagora amaena Walker, 1855

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 species.

References

1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. De Heterocera Van Sumatra, Volume 1
3. The Moths of Borneo

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