Elachyophtalma meeki

Elachyophtalma meeki
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bombycidae
Genus:	Elachyophtalma
Species:	E. meeki
Binomial name
	Elachyophtalma meeki; Rothschild, 1920

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

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow, the apical one-third densely sprinkled with grey scales. The hindwings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow.^[1]

References edit

^ ^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.

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[Genus-1] 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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