| Elachyophtalma fergussonis | |
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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. fergussonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elachyophtalma fergussonis Rothschild, 1920 | |
Elachyophtalma fergussonis is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1920. It is found on Fergusson Island.
The wingspan is 39–58 mm. The forewings are sooty black grey, with a broad creamy-white curved band. The basal two-fifths of the hindwings is sooty grey black and the outer three-fifths yellow, slightly sprinkled with dark scales.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachyophtalma fergussonis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- Rothschild, Lord (1920). "On the genus Elachyophthalma Feld". Novitates Zoologicae. 27 (1): 321–326 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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| Elachyophtalma fergussonis | |
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