Biology:Euchromius cambridgei

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Short description: Species of moth

Euchromius cambridgei
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Euchromiini
Genus: Euchromius
Species:
E. cambridgei
Binomial name
Euchromius cambridgei
(Zeller, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Eromene cambridgei Zeller, 1867
  • Argyria prototypa Meyrick, 1935
  • Eromene cambridgii Zeller, 1867
  • Eromene luciella Chrétien, 1907
  • Ommatopteryx congruentella Amsel, 1958
  • Ommatopteryx ilkui Gozmány, 1959
  • Ommatopteryx szijjartoi Gozmány, 1959

Euchromius cambridgei is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867.[1] It is found in France , Spain , Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Ukraine , the Canary Islands,[2] Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan .[3]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dusty grey, sprinkled with brown scales and an ochreous-yellow transverse streak, internally edged with white. The hindwings are yellowish grey with a darker apex.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5405953 entry