Elachyophtalma

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Elachyophtalma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bombycidae
Subfamily: Bombycinae
Genus: Elachyophtalma
C. Felder, 1861 [1]
Type species
Elachyophtalma tricolor
C. Felder, 1861
Synonyms
  • LagandaWalker, 1865
  • DiversosexusBethune-Baker, 1904

Elachyophtalma is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. The genus was erected by Cajetan Felder in 1861.

Species

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Elachyophtalma Felder, 1861". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 6, 2018.