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Elachyophtalma meeki

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Bombycidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Elachyophtalma

Elachyophtalma meeki is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Rothschild in 1920. It is found in New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow, the apical one-third densely irrorated with grey scales. The hindwings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow.

References

Elachyophtalma meeki Wikipedia