Decachorda pomona

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;

Decachorda pomona is a species of moth of the family Saturniidae first described by Weymer in 1892. It is known from central and eastern Africa.

This species has a body length of 19 mm, the length of the forewings is 24 mm. 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

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[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