Euchromia magna

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Euchromia magna
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E. magna
Binomial name
Euchromia magna
(C. Swinhoe, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis magnaC. Swinhoe, 1891

Euchromia magna is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2]

Hindwings with vein 3 and 4 stalked. Body blue black. Antennae with white distal part. Abdomen with two yellow bands. Forewing with a small sub-basal, two large medial, one sub-apical and two sub-marginal hyaline spots. Hindwings with a large basal hyaline patch crossed by the sub-costal and median veins and a sub-marginal spot crossed by veins 4 and 6. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Euchromia magna (Swinhoe, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euchromia magna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.