Euchromia guineensis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the Gambia and Uganda.[2]

Euchromia guineensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Euchromia
Species:
E. guineensis
Binomial name
Euchromia guineensis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Zygaeena guineensis Fabricius, 1775
  • Sphinx sperchius Cramer, [1777]
  • Euchromia interstans Walker, 1854
  • Euchromia leonis Butler, 1876
  • Euchromia bellula Mabille, 1890
  • Euchromia guineensis splendens Butler, 1888
  • Euchromia guineensis ab. discifera Zerny, 1912
  • Euchromia guineensis var. jullieni Debauche, 1936

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Euchromia guineensis (Fabricius, 1775)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 28, 2019.