Euchromia folletii

Species of moth

Euchromia folletii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
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 species of 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 (2023). "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw.
Taxon identifiers
Euchromia folletii
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