''Eochroa'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth genus in the family

Saturniidae Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and gi ...

erected by Felder in 1874. Its only species, ''Eochroa trimenii'', was also described by Felder in the same year. They inhabit arid rocky areas and mountain passes in Africa where the host plant grows.

Description

It is a small (wingspan of ), bright pink

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

with yellow borders and large eyespots on its

wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expresse ...

. Males have disproportionately large antennae. Larvae are cream with irregular black stripes and short black spines and feed on various species of ''

Melianthus ''Melianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants native to elevated grassland in South Africa. A common name for these plants is honey flower, which is also the English translation of the Latin name. This name also attaches to the species ''M. como ...

''. Adults appear in autumn.

References

Saturniinae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1874 Monotypic moth genera {{Saturniidae-stub