Euchromia folletii

Euchromia folletii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Euchromia
Species: E. folletii
Binomial name
Euchromia folletii
Synonyms
  • Glaucopis folletii Guérin-Méneville, 1832
  • Glaucopis formosa Boisduval, 1833
  • Euchromia formosa

Euchromia folletii, the South African day-flying moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1832. It is found on the Comoros and Seychelles, as well as in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania.[1]

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Euchromia folletii (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  • images from: Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte Dessau
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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