Euchromia horsfieldi
| Euchromia horsfieldi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Euchromia |
| Species: | E. horsfieldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euchromia horsfieldi (Moore, 1859)[1] | |
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Euchromia horsfieldi is a species of moth in the Arctiidae family. It is found on Java, Sumatra, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands and Christmas Island.
The wingspan is 42–44 mm.[2] The abdomen has two pale yellow rings with two blue ones between and distal to them. The basal transparent area of the hindwing is partly white.[3]
The larvae feed on Dioscorea species. They are a dull reddish and have a black head.
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