Euchromius ocellea

Euchromius ocellea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euchromius
Species: E. ocellea
Binomial name
Euchromius ocellea
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euchromius ocelleus (Haworth, 1811)
  • Palparia ocelleus Haworth, 1811
  • Crambus cyrilli Costa, 1829
  • Phycis funiculella Treitschke, 1832
  • Eromene texana Robinson, 1870
  • Eromene gigantea Turati, 1924
  • Pseudoancylolomia qadrii Ahmad, Zaidi & Kamaluddin, 1982

The necklace veneer (Euchromius ocellea) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is a widespread species, found in tropical and subtropical regions, but migrates to Europe.

The wingspan is 16–27 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The posterior area sometimes has a yellowish spot. The hindwings are creamy white to grey-brown. In southern Africa, adults are on wing from October to April. In eastern Africa there seem to be two flight periods with adults on wing from November to February and again from June to July. In western Africa the flight period ranges from November to March.[2]

The larvae feed on Zea mays and Sorghum bicolor.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  2. ↑ Revision of the species of the genus Euchromius Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Crambinae) occurring in the Afrotropical region


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