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Elachyophtalma melanoleuca Rothschild, 1920 | |
Elachyophtalma melanoleuca 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 55 mm. The forewings are sooty black with a white, broad and curved median band, reaching from the inner margin to just below the subcostal nervure. The hindwings are sooty black with a large, irregular, white triangular patch.
The sooty tern is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone.
Cypseloides is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. It contains eight described species. They occur mainly in Central and South America. The exception being the American black swift, which has a wide range into North America.
The sooty swift is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Rothschild's swift is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.
The sooty-headed bulbul is a species of songbird in the Bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in south-eastern Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The sooty shrikethrush is a species of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Spilosoma alberti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1914. It is found on Papua New Guinea, where it is restricted to mountainous areas at high altitudes ranging from 1,200 to 2,150 meters.
Lophocampa hyalinipuncta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Eucyclopera minuta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Neoduma caprimimoides is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in New Guinea.
Pseudaclytia pseudodelphire is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Rothschild in 1912. It is found in Venezuela.
Spilosoma ignivagans is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1919. It is found in China (Yunnan).
Elachyophtalma fergussonis is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on Fergusson Island.
Elachyophtalma infraluteola is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on New Guinea.
Elachyophtalma semicostalis is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on New Guinea.
Strepsinoma albimaculalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1915. It is found in New Guinea.
Strepsinoma aulacodoidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1915. It is found in New Guinea.
Ambia punctimarginata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.
Hemijana variegata is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in Mozambique.
The Cypseloidinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species: