Decachorda pomona
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Decachorda pomona is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Gustav Weymer in 1892. It is known from central and eastern Africa.
This species has a body length of 19 millimetres (0.75 in), the length of the forewings is 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The forewings are reddish yellow with a white spot surrounded by brown in the middle. A fine brown line crosses its forewing.[2]
References[]
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Decachorda pomona (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1892. Exotische Lepidopteren VI. Aus dem Afrikanischen Faunagebiet. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 53(4–5):113
Categories:
- Saturniidae
- Moths described in 1892
- Insects of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Insects of Uganda
- Insects of Malawi
- Insects of Tanzania
- Fauna of Zambia
- Fauna of Zimbabwe
- Moths of Africa
- Saturniidae stubs