Euchromia creusa

Euchromia creusa is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.[1] It is found in Australia (northern Queensland), Ceram, Key Island, New Guinea, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, the Pelew Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.

Euchromia creusa
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E. creusa
Binomial name
Euchromia creusa
Synonyms
  • Sphinx creusa Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx thelebas Cramer, [1777]
  • Sphinx irus Stoll, [1781]
  • Glaucopsis ganymede Doubleday, 1846
  • Euchromia superposita Rothschild, 1916

The wingspan is about 50 mm. Adults are wasp mimics. They have black wings, with transparent spots and a blue comma-shaped mark near the centre of the forewing. The hindwings are about half the span of the forewings. There are transverse black and red bands on the body.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Euchromia creusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 July 2017). " Euchromia creusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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