''Elachyophtalma'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Bombycidae
The Bombycidae are a family of moths known as silkworm moths. The best-known species is ''Bombyx mori'' (Linnaeus), or domestic silk moth, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia. Another well-known species is '' Bombyx mandarina' ...
. The genus was erected by
Cajetan Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder (; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878.
Life and career
Felder was born in Wieden, today the fourth dis ...
in 1861.
Species
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Elachyophtalma bicolor''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Elachyophtalma cotanoides''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma dohertyi''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma doreyana''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma fergussonis
''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
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one w ...
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Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma flava''
van Eecke, 1924
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Elachyophtalma flavolivacea''
Rothschild, 1916
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Elachyophtalma goliathina''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma infraluteola''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma insularum''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma inturbida''
(Walker, 1865)
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Elachyophtalma kebeae''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)
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Elachyophtalma keiensis''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma meeki''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma melanoleuca''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma mimiocotana''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma picaria''
Walker, 1865
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Elachyophtalma quadrimaculata''
van Eecke, 1924
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Elachyophtalma semicostalis''
Rothschild, 1920
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Elachyophtalma tricolor''
C. Felder, 1861
References
Bombycidae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder
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