Eochroa trimenii
| Eochroa trimenii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Tribe: | Bunaeini |
| Genus: | Eochroa Felder, 1874 |
| Species: | E. trimenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eochroa trimenii (Felder, 1874) | |
Eochroa trimenii is a small (wingspan of 65 millimetres or 2.6 inches), bright pink moth with yellow borders and large eyespots on its wings. Males have disproportionately large antennae. Larvae are cream with irregular black stripes and short black spines and feed on various species of Melianthus. Adults appear in atutumn. They inhabit arid rocky areas and mountain passes in Africa where the host plant grows. It is the only species in the genus Eochroa.[1]
References
- ↑ "Gattung: Eochroa" [Genus Eochroa]. Saturniidae World Homepage für den Saturniidenfreund (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2010.