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Elachyophtalma goliathina

(Elachyophtalma goliathina)

Description

Elachyophtalma goliathina is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Lord Rothschild in 1920. It is found on New Guinea. The wingspan is 56–60 mm. Adults are dark chocolate brown with an indistinct darker zigzag antemedian line and two darker serpentine zigzag postmedian lines. The hindwings have a rufous tinge, and the abdominal margin has whitish lines on the edge.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Bombycidae
Genus:Elachyophtalma
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