Elachyophtalma goliathina

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Elachyophtalma goliathina
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E. goliathina
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Elachyophtalma goliathina
Rothschild, 1920

Elachyophtalma goliathina 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 56–60 mm. Adults are dark chocolate brown with an indistinct darker zigzag antemedian line and two darker serpentine zigzag postmedian lines. The hindwings have a rufous tinge, and the abdominal margin has whitish lines on the edge.

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References

  1. Rothschild, Lord (1920). "On the genus Elachyophthalma Feld". Novitates Zoologicae. 27 (1): 321–326 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .