Euchromius vinculellus

Euchromius vinculellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euchromius[1]
Species: E. vinculellus
Binomial name
Euchromius vinculellus
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Crambus vinculellus Zeller, 1847
  • Eromene bahrlutella Amsel, 1949
  • Eromene joiceyella Schmidt, 1934
  • Ommatopteryx asbenicola Rothschild, 1921
  • Ommatopteryx corsicalis Hampson, 1919

Euchromius vinculellus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found from France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece[2] and Morocco east to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Afghanistan. It is also found in Niger and Kenya.[3]

The length of the forewings is 13–21 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are light brown to grey-brown with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing in July (Niger) and January (Kenya).

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Revision of the species of the genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) occurring in the Afrotropical region


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