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Elachyophtalma melanoleuca

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

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.

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Elachyophtalma melanoleuca Wikipedia


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