Biology:Euchromius mythus

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Short description: Species of moth

Euchromius mythus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Euchromiini
Genus: Euchromius
Species:
E. mythus
Binomial name
Euchromius mythus
Bleszynski, 1970

Euchromius mythus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It occurs in most of eastern and southern Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Malawi, the Comoros, Madagascar , Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa .[2] The habitat consists of moist and dry savanna and woodland areas, up to an altitude of 1,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 13–22 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is white to creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are creamy white to grey with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing in March, April and May in most of the range, but also in June (in Tanzania), July (on Madagascar), August (on the Comoros) and September (in Zaire).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5405976 entry