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. It is known from Central & Eastern Africa.

This species has a body length of 19mm, the length of the forewings is 24mm. The forewings are reddish yellow with a white spot surrounded by brown in the middle. A fine brown line crosses its forewing.[2]

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