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Eochroma
Scientific classification
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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

  • 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.