Euchromius matador

Euchromius matador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Euchromius[1]
Species: E. matador
Binomial name
Euchromius matador
Bleszynski, 1966

Euchromius matador is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern Zaire and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of moist woodland, savanna areas and montane areas (up to 1,500 meters).

The length of the forewings is 20–24 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous to dark brown scales. The hindwings are creamy white to light grey with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing from March to June and again from November to December in two generations per year.

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