Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lasiocampidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euglyphis | |
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Similar Arawacus aetolus, Molippa, Protambulyx strigilis, Apatelodidae, Arawacus | ||
Euglyphis rivulosa is a species of Moth in the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Surinam.
Description
Upper side: antennae pectinated. Head, thorax, abdomen, and wings pale reddish brown, or fawn-coloured. The latter with several indented and waved lines, some being darker and some lighter than the general colour of the wings. On the anterior is a large chocolate patch, situated on the middle of the wings, and joining to the anterior edge; between which and the shoulders is another that is much smaller.
Under side: tongue obsolete. Palpi, breast, abdomen, and wings brown, as on the upper side; the latter immaculate, except a dark patch on each wing near the shoulders. Margins of the wings slightly dentated.
Wing-span 3 inches (75 mm).