Biology:Elachyophtalma meeki
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachyophtalma meeki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bombycidae |
| Genus: | Elachyophtalma |
| Species: | E. meeki
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachyophtalma meeki Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma meeki 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 48 mm. The forewings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow, the apical one-third densely sprinkled with grey scales. The hindwings are semi-vitreous pale golden yellow.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rothschild, Lord (1920). "On the genus Elachyophthalma Feld.". Novitates Zoologicae 27 (1): 321–326. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3242827#page/357/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13477593 entry
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