Elachyophtalma melanoleuca
| Elachyophtalma melanoleuca | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Elachyophtalma |
| Species: | E. melanoleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachyophtalma melanoleuca Rothschild, 1920 | |
Elachyophtalma melanoleuca is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1920. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is about 55 mm. The forewings are sooty black with a white, broad and curved median band, reaching from the inner margin to just below the subcostal nervure. The hindwings are sooty black with a large, irregular, white triangular patch.
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