Elachyophtalma insularum

Elachyophtalma insularum is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on Roa Island on New Guinea.[1]

Elachyophtalma insularum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Genus: Elachyophtalma
Species:
E. insularum
Binomial name
Elachyophtalma insularum

The wingspan is about 38 mm. The wings are uniform chocolate rufous, the sides of the abdominal margin of the hindwings with oblique white streaks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rothschild, Lord (1920). "On the genus Elachyophthalma Feld". Novitates Zoologicae. 27 (1): 321–326 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.