Elachyophtalma semicostalis
| Elachyophtalma semicostalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Elachyophtalma |
| Species: | E. semicostalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachyophtalma semicostalis Rothschild, 1920 | |
Elachyophtalma semicostalis is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1920. It is found in New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is 48–58 mm. The forewings are thinly scaled with sooty black-brown, the basal half with an olive tinge and the basal three-fifths of the costal area orange-buff. The basal two-thirds of the hindwings is sooty black-brown, the outer two-fifths orange-golden.
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