Eochroma

Eochroma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Eochroma; Clench, 1956
Species:	E. pulchella
Binomial name
	Eochroma pulchella; (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
	Trosia pulchella Schaus, 1905;

Eochroma is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, Eochroma pulchella, which is found in French Guiana.^[1]

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are ochreous, shading to brown and then olivaceous grey terminally. There is a black streak in the cell below the subcostal followed by a roseate patch. The hindwings are reddish ochreous, with the outer margin broadly smoky black from vein 2 to the apex, underneath reddish ochreous. The outer margins are broadly smoky black.^[2]

References

^ BOLD Systems
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eochroma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eochroma pulchella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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[1] BOLD Systems

[2] Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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