Elachyophtalma fergussonis

Elachyophtalma fergussonis is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on Fergusson Island.[2]

Elachyophtalma fergussonis
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E. fergussonis
Binomial name
Elachyophtalma fergussonis

The wingspan is 39–58 mm. The forewings are sooty black grey, with a broad creamy-white curved band. The basal two-fifths of the hindwings is sooty grey black and the outer three-fifths yellow, slightly sprinkled with dark scales.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachyophtalma fergussonis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. Rothschild, Lord (1920). "On the genus Elachyophthalma Feld". Novitates Zoologicae. 27 (1): 321–326 via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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