Euchromia polymena

Euchromia polymena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Euchromia
Species: E. polymena
Binomial name
Euchromia polymena
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx polymena Linnaeus, 1758
  • Euchromia elegantissima Wallengren, 1861
  • Euchromia orientalis Butler, 1876
  • Euchromia fraterna Butler, 1876
  • Euchromia laura Butler, 1876
  • Euchromia formosana Butler, 1888
  • Euchromia celebensis Butler, 1876
  • Euchromia siamensis Butler, 1876
  • Glaucopis polymena var. butleri Röber, 1887
  • Euchromia diffusihelvola Schultze, 1908
  • Euchromia hainana Seitz, 1913
  • Euchromia egestosa Seitz, 1913

Euchromia polymena is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in India and south-eastern Asia, as well as on Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.[1] It is also present in the northern part of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

Adults have black wings with three large orange patches and two small blue marks on the forewings.

The eggs are shiny pale yellow spheres, and laid in groups under a leaf of a foodplant. The larvae feed on Ipomoea species. They are orange with bands of black and brown hairs. The caterpillars live in groups until the last instar which is solitary.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Euchromia at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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