Elachyophtalma
Encyclopedia
Elachyophtalma is a genus of moth
s of the Bombycidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Bombycidae
Bombycidae
Bombycidae is a family of moths. The best-known species is Bombyx mori or silkworm, native to northern China and domesticated for millennia...
family.
Selected pecies
- Elachyophtalma bicolor (Bethune-Baker, 1904)
- Elachyophtalma inturbida (Walker, 1865)
- Elachyophtalma tricolor Felder, 1861