Eochroma

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Eochroma
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Eochroma

Clench, 1956
Species:
E. pulchella
Binomial name
Eochroma pulchella
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Trosia pulchellaSchaus, 1905

Eochroma is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, Eochroma pulchella, which is found in French Guiana. [1]

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are ochreous, shading to brown and then olivaceous grey terminally. There is a black streak in the cell below the subcostal followed by a roseate patch. The hindwings are reddish ochreous, with the outer margin broadly smoky black from vein 2 to the apex, underneath reddish ochreous. The outer margins are broadly smoky black. [2]

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