Euchromia amoena explained

Euchromia amoena, the pleasant hornet moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1872.

Description

Euchromia amoena has a wingspan of about 44-. Forewings are black, with a golden-yellow basal half, red at the base, with black veins and a golden-yellow postmedian band. Hindwings are golden yellow with a broad black apical border. On the abdomen there are two pale yellow bands.[1]

The larvae feed on Carissa macrocarpa, Ipomoea, Secamone gerrardi and Stictocardia tiliifolia.[2]

Distribution

It is found in Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/stream/journaloflinnean121876linn#page/364/mode/1up The Journal of the Linnean Society of London
  2. Web site: Euchromia amoena, (Möschler, 1872) . African Moths . 2014-08-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140822175608/http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/ARCTIINAE/arctiinae/euchromia%20amoena.html . 2014-08-22 . dead .
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Euchromia amoena (Möschler, 1872) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 27, 2019.