Euchromia horsfieldi

Euchromia horsfieldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Euchromia
Species: E. horsfieldi
Binomial name
Euchromia horsfieldi
(Moore, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalanna horsfieldi Moore, 1859

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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