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Elachyophtalma meeki Rothschild, 1920

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Elachyophtalma meeki Rothschild, 1920
Name authority
Rothschild, 1920
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Bombycidae
Genus
Elachyophtalma
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyBombycoidea
  8. familyBombycidae
  9. subfamilyBombycinae
  10. genusElachyophtalma Felder, 1861
  11. speciesElachyophtalma meeki Rothschild, 1920

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Elachyophtalma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Elachyophtalma cotanoides Rothschild, 1920BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma kebeae Bethune-Baker, 1904BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma keiensis Rothschild, 1920BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma melanoleuca Rothschild, 1920BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma mimiocotana Rothschild, 1920BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma picaria Walker, 1865BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma quadrimaculata van Eecke, 1924BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Elachyophtalma semicostalis Rothschild, 1920BombycidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 10 records assigned to Bombycidae.

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38X72. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.