Euchromia lethe

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Euchromia lethe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Euchromia
Species: E. lethe
Binomial name
Euchromia lethe
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Zygaena lethe Fabricius, 1775
  • Sphinx eumolphus Cramer, [1779]
  • Euchromia fulvida Butler, 1888
  • Euchromia nigricincta Joicey & Talbot, 1926

Euchromia lethe is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, São Tomé and Principe, Gambia and Uganda.[1]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas.

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