Elachyophtalma flava
Appearance
Elachyophtalma flava | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bombycidae |
Genus: | Elachyophtalma |
Species: | E. flava
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Binomial name | |
Elachyophtalma flava van Eecke, 1924
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Elachyophtalma flava is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by van Eecke in 1924. It is found in New Guinea.[1] It's used as a main ingredient in many traditional recipes in that region.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachyophtalma flava". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.