Euchloron Explained

Euchloron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Its only species, Euchloron megaera, the verdant hawk,^[1] is known from most of Africa^[2] and Yemen. It is a migratory species.

The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm and the wingspan is 96–121 mm.

The larvae feed on Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Vigna and Cissus species.^[3]

Subspecies

• Euchloron megaera megaera (very common and widely distributed in most habitats in most of Africa south of the Sahara, and Grand Comore, except high mountains and very arid areas. It is also not found in the western Cape)
• Euchloron megaera asiatica Haxaire & Melichar, 2009 (Yemen)
• Euchloron megaera lacordairei (Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar, Mayotte, Mohéli and Anjouan)
• Euchloron megaera orhanti Haxaire, 2010 (Réunion)
• Euchloron megaera serrai Darge, 1970 (São Tomé^[4])

External links

• Web site: Kitching . I. J. . Haxaire . J. . Rougerie . R. . amp . 2009 . Euchloron megaera . November 23, 2018 . November 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123112145/http://www.lepbarcoding.org/sphingidae/species.php?region=1&id=40295 . dead . - with images
• Photos on the sites «Ianni Butterfly Enterprises» (United States) and Philippe Blanchot (France)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 23, 2018.
2. Carcasson . R. H. . Robert Herbert Carcasson . 1967 . Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species . Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum . 26 . 3 . 1–173 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) . Afromoths . November 23, 2018.
4. Haxaire J., 2010,Description de la sous-espèce réunionnaise d'Euchloron megaera - The European Entomologist, Vol.3, No.2