Euchloron

Euchloron megaera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Euchloron Boisduval, 1875
Species:	E. megaera
Binomial name
Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
Generic ChlorinaGuenée, 1862 Specific Sphinx megaeraLinnaeus, 1758 Euchloron megaera cadiouiSaldaitis & Ivinskis, 2010 Deilephila megaera lacordaireiBoisduval, 1833

Euchloron is a monotypic moth genus of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. Its only species, Euchloron megaera, the verdant hawk, ^[2] is known from most of Africa ^[3] and Yemen. It is a migratory species.

The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm and the wingspan is 96–121 mm.

The larvae feed on Ampelopsis quinquefolia , Vigna and Cissus species. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Euchloron megaera megaera (very common and widely distributed in most habitats in most of Africa south of the Sahara, and Grand Comore, except high mountains and very arid areas. It is also not found in the western Cape)
• Euchloron megaera asiaticaHaxaire & Melichar, 2009 (Yemen)
• Euchloron megaera lacordairei(Boisduval, 1833) (Madagascar, Mayotte, Mohéli and Anjouan)
• Euchloron megaera orhantiHaxaire, 2010 (Réunion)
• Euchloron megaera serraiDarge, 1970 (São Tomé ^[5] )

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
2. Savela, Markku. "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
3. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173. doi: 10.5962/p.238439 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Euchloron megaera (Linnaeus, 1758)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
5. Haxaire J., 2010,Description de la sous-espèce réunionnaise d'Euchloron megaera - The European Entomologist, Vol.3, No.2

External links

• Kitching, I. J.; Haxaire, J. & Rougerie, R. (2009). "Euchloron megaera". Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018. - with images
• Photos on the sites «Ianni Butterfly Enterprises» ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (United States) and Philippe Blanchot (France)