''Euchromia'' is a
genus
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of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1819. The genus ''Euchromia'', established by Jacob Hübner in 1819, comprises some of the most vividly colored tropical burnet moths within the subfamily Arctiinae of the family Erebidae. These moths are renowned for their brilliant hues and striking patterns, often resembling wasps—a form of Batesian mimicry that serves as a defense mechanism against predators.
In his 1888 paper, entomologist Arthur G. Butler provided a comprehensive review of the ''Euchromia'' species housed in the British Museum (Natural History), describing 26 species and highlighting their distinct characteristics and geographical distributions.
Also, a paper by A. G. Butler, presented to the Entomological Society,
new species of the ''Euchromia'' genus were discussed, along with descriptions of these species in the British Museum's collection. This contribution is significant in understanding the diversity and taxonomy of ''Euchromia''. Butler's work, published in the ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society'' (date unknown), adds to the knowledge of ''Euchromia'' by formally documenting new species and enriching the scientific understanding of the genus.
Species
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Euchromia aemulina''
Butler, 1877
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Euchromia amboinica''
Hampson, 1898
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Euchromia amoena''
(Möschler, 1872)
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Euchromia auranticincta
''Euchromia auranticincta'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List ...
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Hampson, 1898
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Euchromia bourica''
(Boisduval, 1832)
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Euchromia cincta
''Euchromia cincta'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Xavier Montrouzier in 1864. It is found in New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and ea ...
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(Montrouzier, 1864)
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Euchromia creusa''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Euchromia cyanitis
''Euchromia cyanitis'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of is ...
''
Meyrick, 1889
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Euchromia dubia
''Euchromia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. The genus ''Euchromia'', established by Jacob Hübner in 1819, comprises some of the most vividly colored tropical bur ...
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(Röber, 1887)
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Euchromia folletii''
(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
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Euchromia gemmata''
Butler, 1887
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Euchromia guineensis''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Euchromia hampsoni''
Seitz, 1926
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Euchromia horsfieldi''
(Moore, 1859)
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Euchromia irius
''Euchromia irius'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. It is found on the Moluccas, Aru and New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or his ...
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(Boisduval, 1832)
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Euchromia isis''
(Boisduval, 1832)
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Euchromia jacksoni
''Euchromia jacksoni'' is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South S ...
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Bethune-Baker, 1911
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Euchromia lethe''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Euchromia lurlina
''Euchromia lurlina'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1888. It is found on Thursday Island
Thursday Island, colloquially known as TI, or in the Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kawrareg dialect, Waiben or W ...
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Butler, 1888
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Euchromia madagascariensis''
(Boisduval, 1833)
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Euchromia magna''
(Swinhoe, 1891)
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Euchromia mathewi''
Butler, 1888
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Euchromia oenone
''Euchromia oenone'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876. It is found in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutto ...
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Butler, 1876
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Euchromia paula
''Euchromia paula'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Röber in 1887. It is found on Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of i ...
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(Röber, 1887)
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Euchromia polymena
''Euchromia polymena'' is a species of day flying moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae. These moths are vibrantly coloured and look like wasps so known as Wasp moth or Painted handmaiden moth. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Euchromia rubricollis''
(Walker, 865
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* ''
Euchromia schoutedeni''
Debauche, 1936
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Euchromia walkeri''
Hampson, 1898
References
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Euchromiina
Moth genera
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