Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe is an Arctiinae moth described in 1775, found across much of Africa, whose larvae eat Ipomoea batatas.

Family
Genus
Euchromia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775

Euchromia lethe (Fabricius, 1775) is a moth species that belongs to the subfamily Arctiinae. This species was first formally described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It has been recorded in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, São Tomé and Principe, the Gambia, Ghana, and Uganda. The larvae of Euchromia lethe feed on Ipomoea batatas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Euchromia

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