Biology:Euchromia lethe

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Short description: Species of moth

Euchromia lethe
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E. lethe
Binomial name
Euchromia lethe
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena lethe Fabricius, 1775
  • Sphinx eumolphus Cramer, [1779]
  • Euchromia fulvida Butler, 1888
  • Euchromia nigricincta Joicey & Talbot, 1926

Euchromia lethe is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar , Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa , São Tomé and Principe, the Gambia and Uganda.[1]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/EUCHLETH. Retrieved March 13, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13527494 entry