Elachyophtalma goliathina
Elachyophtalma goliathina is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on New Guinea.[1]
| Elachyophtalma goliathina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Elachyophtalma |
| Species: | E. goliathina |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachyophtalma goliathina Rothschild, 1920 | |
The wingspan is 56–60 mm. Adults are dark chocolate brown with an indistinct darker zigzag antemedian line and two darker serpentine zigzag postmedian lines. The hindwings have a rufous tinge, and the abdominal margin has whitish lines on the edge.
References
- 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.
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