Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euchromius | |
Euchromius klimeschi is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia.
The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm. The groundcolour of the forewings is creamy white, densely suffused with ochreous brown to brown scales. The hindwings are grey-brown with a darkly bordered termen. Adults are on wing from October to December and from February to March. In Somalia, adults have also been recorded in April, May and June.
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