Eochroma

Eochroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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.

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.

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.