Decachorda pomona

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.

Decachorda pomona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Decachorda
Species:
D. pomona
Binomial name
Decachorda pomona
(Weymer, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dreata pomona Weymer, 1892

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
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Decachorda pomona (Weymer, 1892)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. (in German) Weymer, G. W. 1892. Exotische Lepidopteren VI. Aus dem Afrikanischen Faunagebiet. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 53(4–5):113


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